Where does “ญวน” come from?

ญวน (Thai) comes from Old Khmer យ្វន, from Sanskrit यवन, from Prakrit 𑀬𑁄𑀦, from Old Persian 𐎹𐎢𐎴, from Ancient Greek Ἴων, from Ancient Greek Ἰᾱ́ϝων — Ionian.

ญวน (Thai): Vietnamese people

Definitions

Vietnamese people

Ancestry of “ญวน”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Khmer	យ្វន	Vietnam; Vietnamese
2	Sanskrit	यवन	a foreigner, barbarian not part of the four-tiers...
3	Prakrit	𑀬𑁄𑀦	—
4	Old Persian	𐎹𐎢𐎴	Ionia
5	Ancient Greek	Ἴων	one of the Ionians; a native or inhabitant of...
6	Ancient Greek	Ἰᾱ́ϝων	Ionian

Words derived from “ญวน”

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