From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɟhooʔ ~ *ɟhəəʔ ~ *ɟheeʔ (“tree, wood”). Cognate with Semai jehu (“tree, wood”), Temiar jehuk (“tree, wood”), Mon ဆု (chuˀ, “tree, log, wood, timber”), Khmer ឈើ (chəə).
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