Where does “வியட்நாம்” come from?

வியட்நாம் (Tamil) comes from English Vietnam, from Vietnamese Việt Nam, from Vietnamese Nam Việt, from Middle Chinese 南.

Ancestry of “வியட்நாம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishVietnamA long war which a dominating foreign occupier of...
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 →