Where does “hạt giống” come from?

hạt giống (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese giống, from Proto-Vietic k-coːŋʔ, from Old Chinese 種.

hạt giống (Vietnamese): a seed

Definitions

  1. a seed

Ancestry of “hạt giống”, step by step

hạt giống traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese giống

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegiốnga human race; a breed; a cultivar
2Proto-Vietick-coːŋʔseed
3Old Chinese種—

via Vietnamese hạt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehạta small hard piece; a seed, a grain, a nut, etc;...
2Chinese核—
Every word from Old Chinese 種 →Every word from Proto-Vietic k-coːŋʔ →Every word from Vietnamese giống →