Where does “Вьетна́м” come from?

Вьетна́м (Russian) comes from Vietnamese Việt Nam, from Vietnamese Nam Việt, from Middle Chinese 南.

Ancestry of “Вьетна́м”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseViệt NamVietnamese
2VietnameseNam ViệtNanyue
3Middle Chinese南—

Words derived from “Вьетна́м”

Every word from Middle Chinese 南 →Every word from Vietnamese Nam Việt →Every word from Vietnamese Việt Nam →