Where does “kẻng tam giác” come from?

kẻng tam giác (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tam giác, from Chinese 三角 — triangle; Short for 三角學／三角学; Short for 三角洲.

kẻng tam giác (Vietnamese): triangle

Definitions

  1. triangle

Ancestry of “kẻng tam giác”, step by step

kẻng tam giác traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese tam giác

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetam giáctriangle
2Chinese三角triangle; Short for 三角學／三角学; Short for 三角洲

via Vietnamese kẻng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekẻng(makeshift) gong
Every word from Chinese 三角 →Every word from Vietnamese tam giác →