Where does “quân khu” come from?

quân khu (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese khu, from Middle Chinese 區.

quân khu (Vietnamese): an area of territory protected by a state's armed forces

Definitions

  1. an area of territory protected by a state's armed forces

Ancestry of “quân khu”, step by step

quân khu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese khu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekhudistrict, area, zone; ward; buttock, ass/arse
2Middle Chinese區—

via Vietnamese quân

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesequântroops, army
2Proto-Mon-Khmerwən(ʔ)coiled, to wind, bend; coiled; to wind, bend
Every word from Middle Chinese 區 →