| This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “some claim this is a Sino-Vietnamese word from 元 (“original”) and 館 (“building; cultural place”), but compare a blend of 原先 (nguyên tiên, “original”) and 籍貫／籍贯 (tịch quán, “native place”), or 鄉貫／乡贯 (hương quán) or something involving 貫／贯.” |