Where does “hoà mình” come from?

hoà mình (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese hoá, from Chinese 和, from Japanese 和, from Middle Chinese 和.

hoà mình (Vietnamese): to fit into; to blend into; to integrate with; to mix with

Definitions

  1. to fit into; to blend into; to integrate with; to mix with

Ancestry of “hoà mình”, step by step

hoà mình traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese hoá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesehoámerchandise, goods; to turn; -ize; -ise
2Chinese和harmonious
3Japanese和peace, harmony, tranquillity, serenity; sum
4Middle Chinese和—

via Vietnamese mình

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemìnha torso; a body; I/me, someone of roughly your...
2Middle Vietnamesemềnh—
Every word from Middle Chinese 和 →