Where does “keo như kẹo kéo” come from?

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

keo như kẹo kéo (Vietnamese): very stingy

Definitions

  1. very stingy

Ancestry of “keo như kẹo kéo”, step by step

keo như kẹo kéo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese kẹo kéo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekẹo kéotaffy
2Vietnamesekéoto pull; scissors
3EnglishJoeA male; a guy; a fellow
4EnglishjosephA woman's riding habit worn in the 18th century...
5Hebrewיוֹסֵףshall add

via Vietnamese như

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhưlike; as
2Middle Chinese如—
Every word from Hebrew יוֹסֵף →