Where does “Vietname” come from?
Vietname (Portuguese) comes from Vietnamese Việt Nam, from Vietnamese Nam Việt, from Middle Chinese 南.
Ancestry of “Vietname”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | Việt Nam | Vietnamese |
| 2 | Vietnamese | Nam Việt | — |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 南 | — |