Where does “kèn túi” come from?

kèn túi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese kèn, from French nickel, from German Nickel — nickel; A coin of ten pfennigs.

kèn túi (Vietnamese): bagpipe, bagpipes

Definitions

  1. bagpipe, bagpipes

Ancestry of “kèn túi”, step by step

kèn túi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese kèn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekèna traditional double reed shawm of Vietnam
2Frenchnickelnickel; atom of nickel; spotless
3GermanNickelnickel; A coin of ten pfennigs

via Vietnamese túi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetúibag; pocket; pouch
2Proto-Vieticsuːlʔ—
Every word from German Nickel →Every word from French nickel →Every word from Vietnamese kèn →