Where does “thôn quê” come from?

thôn quê (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thon, from Chinese 村.

thôn quê (Vietnamese): countryside; country; rural areas

Definitions

  1. countryside; country; rural areas

Ancestry of “thôn quê”, step by step

thôn quê traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethontapering, tapered; slender
2Chinese村—

via Vietnamese quê

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesequêcountryside; the country, rural area; a...
2Chinese桂—
Every word from Chinese 村 →Every word from Vietnamese thon →