Where does “hàm hợp” come from?

hàm hợp (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese hàm, from Middle Chinese 銜.

hàm hợp (Vietnamese): composite function

Definitions

  1. composite function

Ancestry of “hàm hợp”, step by step

hàm hợp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese hàm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehàmjaw; Clipping of hàm số
2Middle Chinese銜—

via Vietnamese hợp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehợpsuitable, consistent; to unite, to be united; to...
Every word from Middle Chinese 銜 →Every word from Vietnamese hàm →
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