Where does “phương ngữ” come from?

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

phương ngữ (Vietnamese): dialect

Definitions

  1. dialect

Ancestry of “phương ngữ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese方—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanpoŋraft; float
3Proto-Great Andamanese*pəŋ—
Every word from Proto-Great Andamanese *pəŋ →Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan poŋ →Every word from Chinese 方 →