Where does “nhà hàng” come from?

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

nhà hàng (Vietnamese): restaurant; shop; store

Definitions

  1. restaurant; shop; store

Ancestry of “nhà hàng”, step by step

nhà hàng 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 hàng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehànggoods; product; merchandise; freight; cargo;...
2Proto-Vietichaːŋcave
Every word from Proto-Vietic ɲaː →Every word from Vietnamese nhà →