Where does “ngọc lan” come from?

ngọc lan (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 玉 — jade, jewel.

ngọc lan (Vietnamese): magnolia

Definitions

  1. magnolia

Ancestry of “ngọc lan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinesejade, jewel

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