Where does “xén tóc” come from?

xén tóc (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese xen — to edge oneself; to insert; to come between; to...

xén tóc (Vietnamese): longhorn beetle

Definitions

  1. longhorn beetle

Ancestry of “xén tóc”, step by step

xén tóc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese xen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesexento edge oneself; to insert; to come between; to...

via Vietnamese tóc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetócheadhair
Every word from Vietnamese xen
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