Where does “eo biển” come from?

eo biển (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese eo, from Chinese 腰.

eo biển (Vietnamese): a strait

Definitions

  1. a strait

Ancestry of “eo biển”, step by step

eo biển traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese eo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseeowaist
2Chinese腰—

via Vietnamese biển

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebiểnsea; ocean; sea; sign; signboard; placard; title...

Words derived from “eo biển”

Every word from Chinese 腰 →Every word from Vietnamese eo →