Where does “chụp hình” come from?

chụp hình (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese hình, from Chinese 型.

chụp hình (Vietnamese): to photograph; to take a photo

Definitions

  1. to photograph; to take a photo

Ancestry of “chụp hình”, step by step

chụp hình traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese hình

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehìnhimage; a figure or a silhouette; a photo; a...
2Chinese型—

via Vietnamese chụp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechụpto seize, to catch; to photograph
2Proto-Mon-Khmercap—
Every word from Chinese 型 →Every word from Vietnamese hình →
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