Where does “hồng” come from?

hồng (Vietnamese) comes from Middle Chinese 紅.

hồng (Vietnamese): pink; red; persimmon

Definitions

  1. pink; red; persimmon

Ancestry of “hồng”, step by step

hồng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Chinese 紅

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1Middle Chinese紅—

via Middle Chinese 空

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1Middle Chinese空—

Words derived from “hồng”

Every word from Middle Chinese 紅 →