Where does “nhà Mạc” come from?

nhà Mạc (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mạc, from Chinese 莫, from Chinese 毋愛 — do not; don't; must not; to not want.

nhà Mạc (Vietnamese): the Mạc dynasty

Definitions

  1. the Mạc dynasty

Ancestry of “nhà Mạc”, step by step

nhà Mạc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese mạc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemạcscreen, curtain
2Chinese莫—
3Chinese毋愛do not; don't; must not; to not want

via Vietnamese nhà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhàa house; a home; a dwelling; an immediate family;...
2Proto-Vieticɲaːhouse
Every word from Chinese 毋愛 →Every word from Chinese 莫 →Every word from Vietnamese mạc →