Where does “đèn kéo quân” come from?

đèn kéo quân (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese kéo, from English Joe, from English joseph, from Hebrew יוֹסֵף — shall add.

đèn kéo quân (Vietnamese): lantern adorned with paper figures which revolve in a circle; a rotating lantern

Definitions

  1. lantern adorned with paper figures which revolve in a circle; a rotating lantern

Ancestry of “đèn kéo quân”, step by step

đèn kéo quân traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese kéo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekéoto pull; scissors
2EnglishJoeA male; a guy; a fellow
3EnglishjosephA woman's riding habit worn in the 18th century...
4Hebrewיוֹסֵףshall add

via Vietnamese quân

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

via Vietnamese đèn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđèna light; a lamp, an oil lamp, a light bulb, an...
Every word from Hebrew יוֹסֵף