Where does “Saint Vincent và Grenadines” come from?
Saint Vincent và Grenadines (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese và, from Chinese 和, from Japanese 和, from Middle Chinese 和.
Ancestry of “Saint Vincent và Grenadines”, step by step
Saint Vincent và Grenadines traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese và
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | và | and; To shovel food from a rice bowl into one's... |
| 2 | Chinese | 和 | harmonious |
| 3 | Japanese | 和 | peace, harmony, tranquillity, serenity; sum |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 和 | — |
via English Saint Vincent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Saint Vincent | An island in the Caribbean, the largest island of... |