Where does “Annam” come from?
Annam (French) comes from Vietnamese An Nam, from Vietnamese năm, from Proto-Chamic *nam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian ənəm, from Proto-Austroasiatic *ənəm.
Ancestry of “Annam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | An Nam | — |
| 2 | Vietnamese | năm | five; a year |
| 3 | Proto-Chamic | *nam | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ənəm | six |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | ənəm | six |
| 6 | Proto-Austroasiatic | *ənəm | — |