Where does “Gò Vấp” come from?

Gò Vấp (English) comes from Vietnamese Gò Vấp, from Vietnamese gò, from Proto-Mon-Khmer tkɔɔʔ — island.

Ancestry of “Gò Vấp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseGò Vấp—
2Vietnamesegòmound, knoll; to bend, to curve
3Proto-Mon-Khmertkɔɔʔisland
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer tkɔɔʔ →Every word from Vietnamese gò →Every word from Vietnamese Gò Vấp →