Where does “вьетнамский” come from?

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

вьетнамский (Russian): Vietnamese

Definitions

  1. Vietnamese

Ancestry of “вьетнамский”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianВьетна́м—
2VietnameseViệt NamVietnamese
3VietnameseNam ViệtNanyue
4Middle Chinese南—
Every word from Middle Chinese 南 →Every word from Vietnamese Nam Việt →Every word from Vietnamese Việt Nam →