Where does “hệ hô hấp” come from?

hệ hô hấp (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese hệ, from Chinese 客 — guest.

hệ hô hấp (Vietnamese): the respiratory system

Definitions

  1. the respiratory system

Ancestry of “hệ hô hấp”, step by step

hệ hô hấp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese hệ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehệsystem
2Chinese客guest

via Vietnamese hô hấp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehô hấpto breathe, to respire
Every word from Chinese 客 →Every word from Vietnamese hệ →