Where does “người Việt” come from?

người Việt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese Người, from Proto-Vietic ŋaːj, from Proto-Mon-Khmer (m)ŋaaj — person, human being; human being; person.

người Việt (Vietnamese): the Yue people, the name given by the Chinese to...

Definitions

  1. the Yue people, the name given by the Chinese to...

Ancestry of “người Việt”, step by step

người Việt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese Người

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseNgườiYou/Thou/Thee, Jesus Christ; You/Thou/Thee, my...
2Proto-Vieticŋaːj—
3Proto-Mon-Khmer(m)ŋaajperson, human being; human being; person

via Vietnamese việt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseviệt—
2Middle Chinese越—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer (m)ŋaaj →Every word from Proto-Vietic ŋaːj →Every word from Vietnamese Người →