Where does “kẹo dừa” come from?

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

kẹo dừa (Vietnamese): coconut candy, usually the Vietnamese coconut candy commonly produced in Bến Tre province

Definitions

  1. coconut candy, usually the Vietnamese coconut candy commonly produced in Bến Tre province

Ancestry of “kẹo dừa”, step by step

kẹo dừa 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 dừa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesedừacoconut
Every word from Hebrew יוֹסֵף →Every word from English joseph →Every word from English Joe →