Where does “Viet” come from?

Viet comes from Vietnamese Việt, a self-designation whose ultimate origin and meaning remain unknown.

Viet (English): Vietnamese

Definitions

  1. Vietnamese

Ancestry of “Viet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseviệt—
2Middle Chinese越—
Every word from Middle Chinese 越 →Every word from Vietnamese việt →