Where does “góc vuông” come from?

góc vuông (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese vuông, from Middle Chinese 方.

góc vuông (Vietnamese): right angle

Definitions

  1. right angle

Ancestry of “góc vuông”, step by step

góc vuông traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese vuông

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesevuôngsquare; right
2Middle Chinese方—

via Vietnamese góc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegóccorner; angle
Every word from Middle Chinese 方 →Every word from Vietnamese vuông →