Where does “miền xuôi” come from?
miền xuôi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese miền, from Chinese 面, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-mjal — face.
miền xuôi (Vietnamese): lowland
Definitions
- lowland
Ancestry of “miền xuôi”, step by step
miền xuôi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese miền
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | miền | region, district; domain |
| 2 | Chinese | 面 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | s-mjal | face |
via Vietnamese xuôi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | xuôi | in the "usual", "expected" or "conforming" direction |