Where does “Vyetnam” come from?

Vyetnam (Azerbaijani) comes from Russian Вьетна́м, from Vietnamese Việt Nam, from Vietnamese Nam Việt, from Middle Chinese 南.

Ancestry of “Vyetnam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianВьетна́м
2VietnameseViệt NamVietnamese
3VietnameseNam ViệtNanyue
4Middle Chinese
Every word from Middle Chinese Every word from Vietnamese Nam ViệtEvery word from Vietnamese Việt Nam