Where does “quê nhà” come from?

quê nhà (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nhà, from Proto-Vietic ɲaː — house.

quê nhà (Vietnamese): one's dear hometown; one's dear homeland

Definitions

  1. one's dear hometown; one's dear homeland

Ancestry of “quê nhà”, step by step

quê nhà traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nhà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhàa house; a home; a dwelling; an immediate family;...
2Proto-Vieticɲaːhouse

via Vietnamese quê

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesequêcountryside; the country, rural area; a...
2Chinese桂—
Every word from Proto-Vietic ɲaː →Every word from Vietnamese nhà →