Where does “Hồ Gươm” come from?

Hồ Gươm (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese hồ, from Chinese 戶, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan m/s-k(w)a-j — mouth; opening; mouth; opening; spread; door;...

Ancestry of “Hồ Gươm”, step by step

Hồ Gươm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese hồ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehồlake; glue
2Chinese戶—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanm/s-k(w)a-jmouth; opening; mouth; opening; spread; door;...

via Vietnamese gươm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnamesegươmSynonym of kiếm
2Proto-Vietict-kɨəm—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan m/s-k(w)a-j →Every word from Chinese 戶 →Every word from Vietnamese hồ →