Where does “kẹo đồng” come from?
kẹo đồng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese kéo, from English Joe, from English joseph, from Hebrew יוֹסֵף — shall add.
kẹo đồng (Vietnamese): a bullet
Ancestry of “kẹo đồng”, step by step
kẹo đồng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese kéo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | kéo | to pull; scissors |
| 2 | English | Joe | A male; a guy; a fellow |
| 3 | English | joseph | A woman's riding habit worn in the 18th century... |
| 4 | Hebrew | יוֹסֵף | shall add |
via Vietnamese đồng
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | đồng | field; medium; sorcerer; copper |
| 2 | Vietnamese | đất | earth; soil; dirt; land |
| 3 | Proto-Vietic | tət | — |