Where does “hàng quán” come from?

hàng quán (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese hàng, from Proto-Vietic haːŋ — cave.

hàng quán (Vietnamese): shops and stores generally speaking

Definitions

  1. shops and stores generally speaking

Ancestry of “hàng quán”, step by step

hàng quán traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese hàng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehànggoods; product; merchandise; freight; cargo;...
2Proto-Vietichaːŋcave

via Vietnamese quân

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesequântroops, army
2Proto-Mon-Khmerwən(ʔ)coiled, to wind, bend; coiled; to wind, bend
Every word from Proto-Vietic haːŋ
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