Where does “cơ quan” come from?

cơ quan (Vietnamese) comes from Japanese 機関 — engine, machine.

cơ quan (Vietnamese): a government institution; a white-collar...

Definitions

  1. a government institution; a white-collar...

Ancestry of “cơ quan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese機関engine, machine

Words derived from “cơ quan

Every word from Japanese 機関
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