Where does “hàng xóm” come from?

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

hàng xóm (Vietnamese): neighbour

Definitions

  1. neighbour

Ancestry of “hàng xóm”, step by step

hàng xóm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese hàng

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

via Vietnamese xóm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesexóma neighborhood
Every word from Proto-Vietic haːŋ →Every word from Vietnamese hàng →