Where does “hoa màu” come from?

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

hoa màu (Vietnamese): farm produce; agricultural products

Definitions

  1. farm produce; agricultural products

Ancestry of “hoa màu”, step by step

hoa màu 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 máu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemáublood; an inherent trait; health
2Proto-Celtic*māyūs—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Middle Chinese 和 →Every word from Japanese 和 →Every word from Chinese 和 →