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Where does “Tonkin” come from?

Tonkin (French) comes from Vietnamese Đông Kinh, from Middle Chinese 東 — east.

Ancestry of “Tonkin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseĐông Kinh—
2Middle Chinese東east

Words derived from “Tonkin”

  • tonkinois
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