Where does “viêm xoang” come from?

viêm xoang (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese xoang, from Middle Chinese 腔.

viêm xoang (Vietnamese): sinusitis

Definitions

  1. sinusitis

Ancestry of “viêm xoang”, step by step

viêm xoang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese xoang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesexoangtune; melody; cavity
2Middle Chinese腔—

via Vietnamese viêm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseviêminflammation
2Middle Chinese炎—
Every word from Middle Chinese 腔 →