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
| 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 Công
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | Công | — |
| 2 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | koŋ | to bend; to be bent; be bent |
| 3 | Proto-Athabaskan | *qʊ̓nʼ | fire |
via Vietnamese Dominica
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | Dominica | — |