Where does “hình tròn” come from?
hình tròn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese hình, from Chinese 型.
hình tròn (Vietnamese): a circle (shape)
Definitions
- a circle (shape)
Ancestry of “hình tròn”, step by step
hình tròn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese hình
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | hình | image; a figure or a silhouette; a photo; a... |
| 2 | Chinese | 型 | — |
via Vietnamese tròn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | tròn | round, especially circular, elliptical, oval, cylindrical or spherical |