Where does “vòng hoa” come from?

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

vòng hoa (Vietnamese): wreath

Definitions

  1. wreath

Ancestry of “vòng hoa”, step by step

vòng hoa 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 vòng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesevòngcircle; ring; object shaped like a circle, such...
2Proto-Mon-Khmerwiŋ—
Every word from Middle Chinese 和 →Every word from Japanese 和 →Every word from Chinese 和 →