Where does “nhà vệ sinh” come from?

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

nhà vệ sinh (Vietnamese): outhouse

Definitions

  1. outhouse

Ancestry of “nhà vệ sinh”, step by step

nhà vệ sinh 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 vệ sinh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesevệ sinhhygiene; Short for nhà vệ sinh
2Japanese衛生hygiene, sanitary, health
Every word from Proto-Vietic ɲaː →Every word from Vietnamese nhà →