Where does “Hà Giang” come from?

Hà Giang (English) comes from Vietnamese Hà Giang, from Chinese 楊, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan glaŋ — ox; elephant; poplar.

Hà Giang (English): (abolished in 2025)

Definitions

  1. (abolished in 2025)

Ancestry of “Hà Giang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseHà Giang(abolished in 2025)
2Chinese楊Willow
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanglaŋox; elephant; poplar
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan glaŋ →Every word from Chinese 楊 →Every word from Vietnamese Hà Giang →