Where does “hoa tai” come from?

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

hoa tai (Vietnamese): earring

Definitions

  1. earring

Ancestry of “hoa tai”, step by step

hoa tai 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 tại

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetạiat; in; on; because of; due to; because
2Chinese在—
Every word from Middle Chinese 和 →Every word from Japanese 和 →Every word from Chinese 和 →