Where does “xà cột” come from?
xà cột (Vietnamese) comes from French sacoche, from Italian saccoccia, from Italian sacco, from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος — sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...
xà cột (Vietnamese): satchel
Ancestry of “xà cột”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | sacoche | bag; pannier, saddlebag; handbag |
| 2 | Italian | saccoccia | pocket |
| 3 | Italian | sacco | sack, bag; sack, sackful, bag, bagful; lot, lots,... |
| 4 | Latin | saccus | sack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σάκκος | sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential... |