Where does “và” come from?

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

và (Vietnamese): and; To shovel food from a rice bowl into one's...

Definitions

  1. and; To shovel food from a rice bowl into one's...

Ancestry of “và”, step by step

và 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 Proto-Vietic k-paːʔ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietick-paːʔto sew, to mend; to repair; to sew

via Middle Chinese 禍

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese禍—

Words derived from “và”

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