Where does “thổi kèn” come from?

thổi kèn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thối, from Proto-Chamic *ʔadhɛ̃y, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daqih, from Proto-Austronesian daqiS — forehead.

thổi kèn (Vietnamese): to play a wind instrument

Definitions

  1. to play a wind instrument

Ancestry of “thổi kèn”, step by step

thổi kèn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thối

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethốirotten; fetid, putrid, stinking, foul-smelling;...
2Proto-Chamic*ʔadhɛ̃yforehead
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandaqihforehead
4Proto-AustronesiandaqiSforehead

via Vietnamese kèn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekèna traditional double reed shawm of Vietnam
2Frenchnickelnickel; atom of nickel; spotless
3GermanNickelnickel; A coin of ten pfennigs
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