Where does “hành” come from?

hành (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese hành hạ, from Middle Chinese 行.

hành (Vietnamese): scallion, spring onion; onion; Short for hành tây

Definitions

  1. scallion, spring onion; onion; Short for hành tây

Ancestry of “hành”, step by step

hành traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese hành hạ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehành hạto cause serious injury or misery to someone; to harass, to torment
2Middle Chinese行—

via Chinese 行

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese行—

Words derived from “hành”

Every word from Middle Chinese 行 →Every word from Vietnamese hành hạ →