Where does “lễ Nô-el” come from?
lễ Nô-el (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese lễ Noel, from Vietnamese lễ, from Proto-Vietic k-lɛː.
lễ Nô-el (Vietnamese): Christmas
Ancestry of “lễ Nô-el”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | lễ Noel | Christmas |
| 2 | Vietnamese | lễ | bribe; offering; festival, festive day, holiday;... |
| 3 | Proto-Vietic | k-lɛː | — |