Where does “quyền Anh” come from?

quyền Anh (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ảnh, from Proto-Vietic ʔɛːŋ — elder brother.

quyền Anh (Vietnamese): boxing

Definitions

  1. boxing

Ancestry of “quyền Anh”, step by step

quyền Anh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ảnh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseảnhimage; reflection; photograph; picture; he; him
2Proto-Vieticʔɛːŋelder brother

via Vietnamese Quyền

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseQuyền—
2Chinese權—
Every word from Proto-Vietic ʔɛːŋ →