Where does “đường cao tốc” come from?

đường cao tốc (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese Đường, from Proto-Southwestern Tai daːŋᴬ², from Middle Chinese 唐.

đường cao tốc (Vietnamese): expressway; freeway; motorway

Definitions

  1. expressway; freeway; motorway

Ancestry of “đường cao tốc”, step by step

đường cao tốc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese Đường

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseĐườngrelated to Tang
2Proto-Southwestern Taidaːŋᴬ²road; way
3Middle Chinese唐—

via Vietnamese cao tốc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecao tốchigh-speed
Every word from Middle Chinese 唐 →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai daːŋᴬ² →Every word from Vietnamese Đường →