Where does “ô ăn quan” come from?

ô ăn quan (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ô, from French O — Abbreviation of ouest; west.

ô ăn quan (Vietnamese): kind of Vietnamese traditional game; variant of mancala

Definitions

  1. kind of Vietnamese traditional game; variant of mancala

Ancestry of “ô ăn quan”, step by step

ô ăn quan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ô

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseôThe name of the Latin-script letter Ô; The name...
2FrenchOAbbreviation of ouest; west

via Vietnamese ăn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseănto eat; Synonym of uống; to dine; to feast, to...
2Chinese安—

via Vietnamese quân

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesequântroops, army
2Proto-Mon-Khmerwən(ʔ)coiled, to wind, bend; coiled; to wind, bend
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