Where does “nhà Hán” come from?

nhà Hán (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nhà, from Proto-Vietic ɲaː — house.

nhà Hán (Vietnamese): the Han dynasty

Definitions

  1. the Han dynasty

Ancestry of “nhà Hán”, step by step

nhà Hán traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nhà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhàa house; a home; a dwelling; an immediate family;...
2Proto-Vieticɲaːhouse

via Vietnamese hạn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehạndrought; dryness; misfortune; bad luck; unlucky
2Chinese恨—
Every word from Proto-Vietic ɲaː →Every word from Vietnamese nhà →