Where does “tiếng Anh” come from?

tiếng Anh (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tiếng, from Middle Chinese 聲 — sound, voice.

tiếng Anh (Vietnamese): English language; English

Definitions

  1. English language; English

Ancestry of “tiếng Anh”, step by step

tiếng Anh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese tiếng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetiếngvoice; sound; language
2Middle Chinese聲sound, voice

via Vietnamese ảnh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseảnhimage; reflection; photograph; picture; he; him
2Proto-Vieticʔɛːŋelder brother
Every word from Middle Chinese 聲 →Every word from Vietnamese tiếng →