Where does “máy kéo” come from?

máy kéo (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese kéo, from English Joe, from English joseph, from Hebrew יוֹסֵף — shall add.

máy kéo (Vietnamese): a tractor

Definitions

  1. a tractor

Ancestry of “máy kéo”, step by step

máy kéo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese kéo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekéoto pull; scissors
2EnglishJoeA male; a guy; a fellow
3EnglishjosephA woman's riding habit worn in the 18th century...
4Hebrewיוֹסֵףshall add

via Vietnamese máy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemáymachine; engine; internal combustion engine
2Proto-Vieticmiː—
3Proto-Mon-Khmermiiʔ—
Every word from Hebrew יוֹסֵף →Every word from English joseph →Every word from English Joe →