Where does “Hà Giang” come from?

Hà Giang (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 楊, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan glaŋ — ox; elephant; poplar.

Hà Giang (Vietnamese): (abolished in 2025)

Definitions

  1. (abolished in 2025)

Ancestry of “Hà Giang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese楊Willow
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanglaŋox; elephant; poplar

Words derived from “Hà Giang”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan glaŋ →Every word from Chinese 楊 →