Where does “họp mặt” come from?

họp mặt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mặt, from Middle Vietnamese 𩈘 — face.

họp mặt (Vietnamese): to get together; to meet

Definitions

  1. to get together; to meet

Ancestry of “họp mặt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemặtface; aspect; dimension; right
2Middle Vietnamese𩈘face
Every word from Middle Vietnamese 𩈘 →Every word from Vietnamese mặt →