Where does “Vietnamka” come from?

Vietnamka (Czech) comes from Czech Vietnam, from Vietnamese Việt Nam, from Vietnamese Nam Việt, from Middle Chinese 南.

Vietnamka (Czech): female Vietnamese

Definitions

  1. female Vietnamese

Ancestry of “Vietnamka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechVietnam—
2VietnameseViệt NamVietnamese
3VietnameseNam ViệtNanyue
4Middle Chinese南—
Every word from Middle Chinese 南 →Every word from Vietnamese Nam Việt →Every word from Vietnamese Việt Nam →