Where does “hoá” come from?

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

hoá (Vietnamese): merchandise, goods; to turn; -ize; -ise

Definitions

  1. merchandise, goods; to turn; -ize; -ise

Ancestry of “hoá”, step by step

hoá traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 和

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese和harmonious
2Japanese和peace, harmony, tranquillity, serenity; sum
3Middle Chinese和—

via Chinese 華

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese華—

via Chinese 花

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese花—

Words derived from “hoá”

Every word from Middle Chinese 和 →Every word from Japanese 和 →Every word from Chinese 和 →