Where does “mặt hàng” come from?

mặt hàng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mặt, from Middle Vietnamese 𩈘 — face.

mặt hàng (Vietnamese): commodities of commerce; product; item

Definitions

  1. commodities of commerce; product; item

Ancestry of “mặt hàng”, step by step

mặt hàng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese mặt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemặtface; aspect; dimension; right
2Middle Vietnamese𩈘face

via Vietnamese hàng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehànggoods; product; merchandise; freight; cargo;...
2Proto-Vietichaːŋcave
Every word from Middle Vietnamese 𩈘 →Every word from Vietnamese mặt →