Where does “chanh leo” come from?

chanh leo (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese Lêô, from Italian Leo, from Latin leō, from Ancient Greek Λέων, from Ancient Greek λέων — lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage.

chanh leo (Vietnamese): passion fruit

Definitions

  1. passion fruit

Ancestry of “chanh leo”, step by step

chanh leo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese Lêô

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseLêôLeo
2ItalianLeoa given name
3Latinleō—
4Ancient GreekΛέωνlion
5Ancient Greekλέωνlion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage

via Vietnamese chánh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechánhchief; head; head; chief; Alternative form of...
2Vietnamesechíwill; spirit; Central Vietnam and Southern...
3Proto-Bahnaricciːhead louse
4Proto-Mon-Khmerciiʔlouse
Every word from Ancient Greek λέων →Every word from Ancient Greek Λέων →Every word from Latin leō →