Where does “tóc tiên” come from?

tóc tiên (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese Tiên, from Middle Chinese 仙.

tóc tiên (Vietnamese): creeping lilyturf, Liriope spicata

Definitions

  1. creeping lilyturf, Liriope spicata

Ancestry of “tóc tiên”, step by step

tóc tiên traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese Tiên

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseTiên—
2Middle Chinese仙—

via Vietnamese tóc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetócheadhair
Every word from Middle Chinese 仙 →Every word from Vietnamese Tiên →