Where does “lắc lê” come from?

lắc lê (Vietnamese) comes from French clé, from Middle French clef, from Old French clef, from Latin clāvis, from Ancient Greek κλείς, from Proto-Hellenic klāwī́ds, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- — nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

lắc lê (Vietnamese): wrench; spanner

Definitions

  1. wrench; spanner

Ancestry of “lắc lê”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchclékey; wrench, spanner
2Middle Frenchclefkey
3Old Frenchclefkey
4Latinclāvisa key
5Ancient GreekκλείςSomething used to lock/unlock: key, bolt, bar; A...
6Proto-Hellenicklāwī́ds—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂u-nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...
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