Where does “Xê-un” come from?

Xê-un (Vietnamese) comes from French Séoul, from Korean 서울, from Old Korean 徐羅伐.

Xê-un (Vietnamese): Seoul

Definitions

  1. Seoul

Ancestry of “Xê-un”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchSéoul—
2Korean서울capital; large city
3Old Korean徐羅伐—
Every word from Old Korean 徐羅伐 →Every word from Korean 서울 →Every word from French Séoul →