Where does “giao kèo” come from?

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

giao kèo (Vietnamese): a deal, a contract, or an agreement, usually an informal, verbal one

Definitions

  1. a deal, a contract, or an agreement, usually an informal, verbal one

Ancestry of “giao kèo”, step by step

giao kèo traces back through two 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 giáo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegiáolance, spear; to teach, to educate; religion
2Middle Chinese
Every word from Hebrew יוֹסֵף
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