Where does “Cholon” come from?

Cholon (English) comes from Vietnamese Chợ Lớn, from Vietnamese lớn, from French galon, from Latin galum, from Vulgar Latin *galla, from Gaulish gallā, from Proto-Germanic gallǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

Cholon (English): the Chinatown of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Definitions

the Chinatown of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Ancestry of “Cholon”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Vietnamese	Chợ Lớn	A market in Buôn Ma Thuột, Đắk Lắk
2	Vietnamese	lớn	big; large; grown-up; adult; great; grand
3	French	galon	braid; stripe
4	Latin	galum	—
5	Vulgar Latin	*galla	—
6	Gaulish	gallā	vessel
7	Proto-Germanic	gallǭ	gall, bile
8	Proto-Indo-European	ǵʰelh₃-	to flourish; green, yellow

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