Where does “nhãn” come from?

nhãn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese long nhãn, from Chinese 龍眼 — longan; longyan.

nhãn (Vietnamese): label, trademark

Definitions

  1. label, trademark

Ancestry of “nhãn”, step by step

nhãn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese long nhãn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselong nhãnlongan
2Chinese龍眼longan; longyan

via Middle Chinese 眼

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese眼—

Words derived from “nhãn”

Every word from Chinese 龍眼 →Every word from Vietnamese long nhãn →