Where does “hoà vốn” come from?

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

hoà vốn (Vietnamese): to break even; to remain at net-zero profit

Definitions

  1. to break even; to remain at net-zero profit

Ancestry of “hoà vốn”, step by step

hoà vốn 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 vốn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesevốncapital; bond; fund; originally; formerly
2Middle Chinese本—
Every word from Middle Chinese 和 →Every word from Japanese 和 →Every word from Chinese 和 →