Where does “khăn quàng” come from?
khăn quàng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese quàng, from Chinese 廣.
khăn quàng (Vietnamese): scarf, shawl
Ancestry of “khăn quàng”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | quàng | nonsensical, absurd; indiscriminate; to put on,... |
| 2 | Chinese | 廣 | — |