Where does “hình chiếu” come from?

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

hình chiếu (Vietnamese): a projection

Definitions

  1. a projection

Ancestry of “hình chiếu”, step by step

hình chiếu 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 chiếu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechiếustrawen mat for sleeping; seat; rank; to shine;...
2Chinese詔—
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