Where does “Vietnam” come from?

Vietnam (Indonesian) comes from Vietnamese Việt Nam, from Vietnamese Nam Việt, from Middle Chinese 南.

Vietnam (Indonesian): Vietnamese

Definitions

  1. Vietnamese

Ancestry of “Vietnam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseViệt NamVietnamese
2VietnameseNam ViệtNanyue
3Middle Chinese南—
Every word from Middle Chinese 南 →Every word from Vietnamese Nam Việt →Every word from Vietnamese Việt Nam →
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