Where does “đá hoa” come from?
đá hoa (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese hoá, from Chinese 和, from Japanese 和, from Middle Chinese 和.
đá hoa (Vietnamese): marble
Ancestry of “đá hoa”, step by step
đá hoa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese hoá
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | hoá | merchandise, goods; to turn; -ize; -ise |
| 2 | Chinese | 和 | harmonious |
| 3 | Japanese | 和 | peace, harmony, tranquillity, serenity; sum |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 和 | — |
via Vietnamese đá
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | đá | rock, stone; ice as used for consumption or... |
| 2 | Chinese | 肚 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | l-tjwa | mouth; beak; food; stomach; mouth, beak, food,... |
Words derived from “đá hoa”