Where does “gốc Việt” come from?

gốc Việt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese việt, from Middle Chinese 越.

gốc Việt (Vietnamese): of Vietnamese ancestry; particularly those who are emigrants, second-generation and/or of mixed heritage

Definitions

  1. of Vietnamese ancestry; particularly those who are emigrants, second-generation and/or of mixed heritage

Ancestry of “gốc Việt”, step by step

gốc Việt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese việt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseviệt—
2Middle Chinese越—

via Vietnamese gốc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegốcfoot; origin; root
2Proto-Vietict-koːkstump
Every word from Middle Chinese 越 →Every word from Vietnamese việt →