Where does “quốc lộ” come from?

quốc lộ (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 路, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kraʔ — road, way.

quốc lộ (Vietnamese): highway, national route

Definitions

  1. highway, national route

Ancestry of “quốc lộ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese路route; Administrative Circuit of the Four Rivers
2Proto-Mon-Khmerkraʔroad, way
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kraʔ →Every word from Chinese 路 →