Where does “cao-lanh” come from?

cao-lanh (Vietnamese) comes from French kaolin, from Mandarin 高嶺.

cao-lanh (Vietnamese): kaolin

Definitions

  1. kaolin

Ancestry of “cao-lanh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchkaolinkaolin
2Mandarin高嶺—
Every word from Mandarin 高嶺 →Every word from French kaolin →
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