Where does “va chạm” come from?
va chạm (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese và, from Chinese 和, from Japanese 和, from Middle Chinese 和.
va chạm (Vietnamese): to collide against; to strike against; to knock against generally speaking
Definitions
- to collide against; to strike against; to knock against generally speaking
Ancestry of “va chạm”, step by step
va chạm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese và
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | và | and; To shovel food from a rice bowl into one's... |
| 2 | Chinese | 和 | harmonious |
| 3 | Japanese | 和 | peace, harmony, tranquillity, serenity; sum |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 和 | — |
via Vietnamese chạm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | chạm | to touch; to make physical contact |