Where does “Cộng hòa Dominica” come from?

Cộng hòa Dominica (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese hoá, from Chinese 和, from Japanese 和, from Middle Chinese 和.

Ancestry of “Cộng hòa Dominica”, step by step

Cộng hòa Dominica traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese hoá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehoámerchandise, goods; to turn; -ize; -ise
2Chinese和harmonious
3Japanese和peace, harmony, tranquillity, serenity; sum
4Middle Chinese和—

via Vietnamese Công

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseCông—
2Proto-Mon-Khmerkoŋto bend; to be bent; be bent
3Proto-Athabaskan*qʊ̓nʼfire

via Vietnamese Dominica

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseDominica—
Every word from Middle Chinese 和 →Every word from Japanese 和 →Every word from Chinese 和 →