Where does “cơ quan ngôn luận” come from?

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

cơ quan ngôn luận (Vietnamese): official magazine, newsletter, or similar publication of a government or government agency; mouthpiece, organ

Definitions

  1. official magazine, newsletter, or similar publication of a government or government agency; mouthpiece, organ

Ancestry of “cơ quan ngôn luận”, step by step

cơ quan ngôn luận traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese cơ quan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecơ quana government institution; a white-collar...
2Japanese機関engine, machine

via Vietnamese ngôn luận

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesengôn luậnspeech
2Chinese言論open discussion on public affairs; views;...
Every word from Japanese 機関 →