Where does “nam châm” come from?

nam châm (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 指南針 — compass.

nam châm (Vietnamese): a magnet

Definitions

  1. a magnet

Ancestry of “nam châm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese指南針compass
Every word from Chinese 指南針
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