Where does “Phuong” come from?

Phuong (English) comes from Vietnamese Phương, from Chinese 方, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan poŋ, from Proto-Great Andamanese *pəŋ.

Phuong (English): A Katuic language of Vietnam

Definitions

  1. A Katuic language of Vietnam

Ancestry of “Phuong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnamesePhương—
2Chinese方—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanpoŋraft; float
4Proto-Great Andamanese*pəŋ—
Every word from Proto-Great Andamanese *pəŋ →Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan poŋ →Every word from Chinese 方 →