Where does “dạo đầu” come from?

dạo đầu (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese Đạo, from Chinese 刀, from English Dollar, from Dutch dollar, from English dollar, from Dutch daler, from German taler, from German Joachimsthaler — heel of the foot; heel.

dạo đầu (Vietnamese): introductory (such as a prelude or prologue)

Definitions

  1. introductory (such as a prelude or prologue)

Ancestry of “dạo đầu”, step by step

dạo đầu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese Đạo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseĐạo
2Chineseknife; single-edged sword
3EnglishDollarOS grid ref NS9698
4Dutchdollardollar currency, especially the US dollar
5EnglishdollarOfficial designation for currency in some parts...
6DutchdalerOne who descends, one who goes down; Superseded...
7Germantalertaler (former unit of currency)
8GermanJoachimsthalerNative or inhabitant of Joachimsthal
9GermanSankt JoachimsthalSt. Joachim's Valley
10GermanSanktSaint: title given to a saint
11Latinsānctussacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred
12LatinIacobusJacob; James; Saint James
13Ancient GreekἸάκωβος
14Ancient GreekἸακώβJacob
15HebrewיַעֲקֹבJacob
16Hebrewעָקֵבheel of the foot; heel

via Vietnamese đầu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđầuhead; tip; end; beginning; commencement; start
2Middle Chinese
Every word from Hebrew עָקֵבEvery word from Hebrew יַעֲקֹבEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ
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