Where does “Việt Nam” come from?

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

Việt Nam (Vietnamese): Vietnamese

Definitions

  1. Vietnamese

Ancestry of “Việt Nam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseNam ViệtNanyue
2Middle Chinese南—

Words derived from “Việt Nam”

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