Where does “hình hoạ” come from?

hình hoạ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese hoá, from Chinese 和, from Japanese 和, from Middle Chinese 和.

hình hoạ (Vietnamese): drawing picture, likeness, diagram or representation

Definitions

  1. drawing picture, likeness, diagram or representation

Ancestry of “hình hoạ”, step by step

hình hoạ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese hoá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehoámerchandise, goods; to turn; -ize; -ise
2Chinese和harmonious
3Japanese和peace, harmony, tranquillity, serenity; sum
4Middle Chinese和—

via Vietnamese hình

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehìnhimage; a figure or a silhouette; a photo; a...
2Chinese型—
Every word from Middle Chinese 和 →Every word from Japanese 和 →Every word from Chinese 和 →