Where does “kén chọn” come from?

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

kén chọn (Vietnamese): to choose; to select (carefully)

Definitions

  1. to choose; to select (carefully)

Ancestry of “kén chọn”, step by step

kén chọn 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 chọn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechọnto choose; to select; to pick
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