Where does “nhà khách” come from?
nhà khách (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese khách, from Proto-Vietic *k-rac, from Old Chinese 鐵.
nhà khách (Vietnamese): guesthouse
Ancestry of “nhà khách”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | khách | visitor, guest; customer; passenger |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | *k-rac | — |
| 3 | Old Chinese | 鐵 | — |