Where does “Bắc Carolina” come from?

Bắc Carolina (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese Bắc, from Middle Chinese 北.

Ancestry of “Bắc Carolina”, step by step

Bắc Carolina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese Bắc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseBắcNorth
2Middle Chinese北—

via Vietnamese Carolina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseCarolina—
Every word from Middle Chinese 北 →Every word from Vietnamese Bắc →