Where does “sem” come from?

sem (Bahnar) comes from Proto-Bahnaric *ceː₂m, from Proto-Mon-Khmer cim — bird.

sem (Bahnar): bird

Definitions

  1. bird

Ancestry of “sem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bahnaric*ceː₂mbird
2Proto-Mon-Khmercimbird
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer cim →Every word from Proto-Bahnaric *ceː₂m →