Where does “Tonkin” come from?

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

Tonkin (French): the northern part of Vietnam, a former French colonial region

Definitions

  1. the northern part of Vietnam, a former French colonial region

Ancestry of “Tonkin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseĐông Kinha rural commune in Thái Bình, Vietnam
2Middle Chinese東east

Words derived from “Tonkin”

Every word from Middle Chinese 東 →Every word from Vietnamese Đông Kinh →