Where does “lộn xộn” come from?

lộn xộn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese lớn, from French galon, from Latin galum, from Vulgar Latin *galla, from Gaulish gallā, from Proto-Germanic gallǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

lộn xộn (Vietnamese): disorderly; confused

Definitions

  1. disorderly; confused

Ancestry of “lộn xộn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselớnbig; large; grown-up; adult; great; grand
2Frenchgalonbraid; stripe
3Latingalum—
4Vulgar Latin*galla—
5Gaulishgallāvessel
6Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →