Where does “khăn lau” come from?

khăn lau (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese lau, from Proto-Vietic k-luː.

khăn lau (Vietnamese): towel

Definitions

  1. towel

Ancestry of “khăn lau”, step by step

khăn lau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese lau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselaureed, arundinaceous cane; to clean by wiping or...
2Proto-Vietick-luː—

via Vietnamese khăn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekhăntowel, napkin, handkerchief, kerchief, turban
Every word from Proto-Vietic k-luː →Every word from Vietnamese lau →