Where does “pham” come from?

pham (Bahnar) comes from Proto-Bahnaric bhaːm, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɟhaam — blood.

pham (Bahnar): blood

Definitions

  1. blood

Ancestry of “pham”, step by step

pham traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Bahnaric bhaːm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bahnaricbhaːmblood
2Proto-Mon-Khmerɟhaamblood

via Vietnamese Phạm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnamesePhạm—
2Chinese犯—

via Chinese 品

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese品—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɟhaam →Every word from Proto-Bahnaric bhaːm →