Where does “nhà binh” come from?

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

nhà binh (Vietnamese): military

Definitions

  1. military

Ancestry of “nhà binh”, step by step

nhà binh 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 Bình

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseBình—
2Middle Chinese平—
Every word from Proto-Vietic ɲaː →Every word from Vietnamese nhà →