Where does “phương Đông” come from?

phương Đông (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese Phương, from Chinese 方, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan poŋ, from Proto-Great Andamanese *pəŋ.

phương Đông (Vietnamese): the East

Definitions

  1. the East

Ancestry of “phương Đông”, step by step

phương Đông traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese Phương

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnamesePhương—
2Chinese方—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanpoŋraft; float
4Proto-Great Andamanese*pəŋ—

via Vietnamese đồng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđồngfield; medium; sorcerer; copper
2Vietnameseđấtearth; soil; dirt; land
3Proto-Vietictət—
Every word from Proto-Great Andamanese *pəŋ →Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan poŋ →Every word from Chinese 方 →