Where does “tuổi xanh” come from?

tuổi xanh (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese xanh, from French saint, from Latin sānctus, from Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος, from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ, from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב, from Hebrew עָקֵב — heel of the foot; heel.

tuổi xanh (Vietnamese): youth

Definitions

  1. youth

Ancestry of “tuổi xanh”, step by step

tuổi xanh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese xanh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesexanhgrue; green; wok
2Frenchsaintsaint; saintly
3Latinsānctussacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred
4LatinIacobusJacob; James; Saint James
5Ancient GreekἸάκωβος
6Ancient GreekἸακώβJacob
7HebrewיַעֲקֹבJacob
8Hebrewעָקֵבheel of the foot; heel

via Vietnamese tuổi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetuổiage; year
Every word from Hebrew עָקֵבEvery word from Hebrew יַעֲקֹבEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ