Where does “phương tiện giao thông” come from?

phương tiện giao thông (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese giao thông, from Japanese 交通, from Middle Chinese 交通.

phương tiện giao thông (Vietnamese): mode of transport

Definitions

  1. mode of transport

Ancestry of “phương tiện giao thông”, step by step

phương tiện giao thông traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese giao thông

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegiao thôngto communicate; transportation; traffic
2Japanese交通transportation; traffic; social intercourse
3Middle Chinese交通—

via Vietnamese phương tiện

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesephương tiệna thing that aids people to do something
Every word from Middle Chinese 交通 →Every word from Japanese 交通 →Every word from Vietnamese giao thông →