Where does “hình vuông” come from?

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

hình vuông (Vietnamese): square

Definitions

  1. square

Ancestry of “hình vuông”, step by step

hình vuông 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 vuông

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesevuôngsquare; right
2Middle Chinese方—
Every word from Chinese 型 →Every word from Vietnamese hình →