Where does “phường” come from?
phường (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 方, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan poŋ, from Proto-Great Andamanese *pəŋ.
Ancestry of “phường”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 方 | — |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | poŋ | raft; float |
| 3 | Proto-Great Andamanese | *pəŋ | — |