Where does “Việt Cộng” come from?

Việt Cộng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese Việt Nam, from Vietnamese Nam Việt, from Middle Chinese 南.

Việt Cộng (Vietnamese): Vietnamese communists; communist Vietnam

Definitions

  1. Vietnamese communists; communist Vietnam

Ancestry of “Việt Cộng”, step by step

Việt Cộng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese Việt Nam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseViệt NamVietnamese
2VietnameseNam ViệtNanyue
3Middle Chinese南—

via Vietnamese cộng sản

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecộng sảncommunist; communists; commies

Words derived from “Việt Cộng”

Every word from Middle Chinese 南 →Every word from Vietnamese Nam Việt →Every word from Vietnamese Việt Nam →