Where does “hãng tin” come from?

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

hãng tin (Vietnamese): news agency

Definitions

  1. news agency

Ancestry of “hãng tin”, step by step

hãng tin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese hàng

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

via Vietnamese tín

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetíntrust; honesty
2Chinese信—
Every word from Proto-Vietic haːŋ →Every word from Vietnamese hàng →