Where does “hình như” come from?
hình như (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese hình, from Chinese 型.
hình như (Vietnamese): to seem ; to appear
Ancestry of “hình như”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | hình | image; a figure or a silhouette; a photo; a... |
| 2 | Chinese | 型 | — |