Where does “nhà Hạ” come from?

nhà Hạ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese Hạ, from Proto-Vietic haːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer haʔ — to open mouth.

nhà Hạ (Vietnamese): the Xia dynasty

Definitions

  1. the Xia dynasty

Ancestry of “nhà Hạ”, step by step

nhà Hạ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese Hạ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseHạthe Xia dynasty
2Proto-Vietichaːʔ—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerhaʔto open mouth

via Vietnamese nhà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhàa house; a home; a dwelling; an immediate family;...
2Proto-Vieticɲaːhouse
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer haʔ →Every word from Proto-Vietic haːʔ →Every word from Vietnamese Hạ →