Where does “Thung lũng Điện tử” come from?
Thung lũng Điện tử (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese điện tử, from Japanese 電子 — electron; the quality of being electronic.
Thung lũng Điện tử (Vietnamese): Silicon Valley
Definitions
- Silicon Valley
Ancestry of “Thung lũng Điện tử”, step by step
Thung lũng Điện tử traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese điện tử
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | điện tử | Synonym of electron; electronic |
| 2 | Japanese | 電子 | electron; the quality of being electronic |
via Vietnamese thung lũng
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | thung lũng | a valley |
| 2 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | luŋ(h) | — |