Where does “phần tử” come from?

phần tử (Vietnamese) comes from Japanese 分子, from Middle Chinese 分子.

phần tử (Vietnamese): an element; a dissident

Definitions

  1. an element; a dissident

Ancestry of “phần tử”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese分子element; numerator; molecule
2Middle Chinese分子—
Every word from Middle Chinese 分子 →Every word from Japanese 分子 →