Where does “kem đánh răng” come from?

kem đánh răng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đánh răng, from Vietnamese đánh, from Chinese 打, from English dozen, from Middle English dozen, from Old French dozaine, from Old French doze, from Vulgar Latin dodeci — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

kem đánh răng (Vietnamese): toothpaste

Definitions

  1. toothpaste

Ancestry of “kem đánh răng”, step by step

kem đánh răng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đánh răng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđánh răngto brush one's teeth
2Vietnameseđánhto strike, usually with your palms or a weapon;...
3Chinese
4EnglishdozenA set of twelve; A large, unspecified number of,...
5Middle Englishdozen
6Old Frenchdozainea group of twelve
7Old Frenchdozetwelve
8Vulgar Latindodeci
9Latinduodecimtwelve; 12; dozen
10Latindecemten; 10
11Latin-nus-an
12Proto-Italic-nosCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
13Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

via Vietnamese kém

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekémless; lesser; bad; preceding
2Frenchchou à la crèmecream puff
3Frenchcrèmecream; cool; café crème
4Middle Frenchchresmecream (milk product)
5Old Frenchcresmecream
6Late Latincramaskim; nominative plural of crāmum; accusative...
7Late Latinchrismaointment
8Ancient Greekχρῖσμαanointing, unction; wall coating, plaster
9Ancient Greekχρίωto rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēy-to smear; to paint, streak, smear
11Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nósEvery word from Latin -nusEvery word from Latin decem