Where does “xấc láo” come from?

xấc láo (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese Lào, from Lao ລາວ — he, she, him, her.

xấc láo (Vietnamese): arrogant; pert; insolent; impertinent

Definitions

  1. arrogant; pert; insolent; impertinent

Ancestry of “xấc láo”, step by step

xấc láo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese Lào

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseLàoLaotian; Lao
2Laoລາວhe, she, him, her

via Vietnamese xấc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesexấcarrogant; insolent; showing no respect to others
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