Where does “kẹo kéo” come from?

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

kẹo kéo (Vietnamese): taffy

Definitions

  1. taffy

Ancestry of “kẹo kéo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekéoto pull; scissors
2EnglishJoeA male; a guy; a fellow
3EnglishjosephA woman's riding habit worn in the 18th century...
4Hebrewיוֹסֵףshall add

Words derived from “kẹo kéo”

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