Where does “hệ miễn dịch” come from?

hệ miễn dịch (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese hệ, from Chinese 客 — guest.

hệ miễn dịch (Vietnamese): the immune system

Definitions

  1. the immune system

Ancestry of “hệ miễn dịch”, step by step

hệ miễn dịch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese hệ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehệsystem
2Chinese客guest

via Vietnamese miễn dịch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemiễn dịchimmunity
Every word from Chinese 客 →Every word from Vietnamese hệ →