Where does “hoà tan” come from?

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

hoà tan (Vietnamese): to dissolve

Definitions

  1. to dissolve

Ancestry of “hoà tan”, step by step

hoà tan 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 tàn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetànashes; remains; residue; to fade; to wither; to...
2Chinese秦—
Every word from Middle Chinese 和 →Every word from Japanese 和 →Every word from Chinese 和 →