Where does “hệ phương trình” come from?

hệ phương trình (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese hệ, from Chinese 客 — guest.

hệ phương trình (Vietnamese): a system of equations

Definitions

  1. a system of equations

Ancestry of “hệ phương trình”, step by step

hệ phương trình traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese hệ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehệsystem
2Chinese客guest

via Vietnamese phương trình

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesephương trìnhan equation
Every word from Chinese 客 →Every word from Vietnamese hệ →