Where does “yem” come from?

yem (English) comes from Vietnamese yếm, from Proto-Vietic ʔiɛmʔ, from Chinese 裺.

yem (English): Alternative spelling of hyem; A Vietnamese form...

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of hyem; A Vietnamese form...

Ancestry of “yem”, step by step

yem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese yếm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseyếma yem, a Vietnamese bodice based on the Chinese...
2Proto-Vieticʔiɛmʔbreastplate
3Chinese裺—

via Khmer យ៉ែម

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerយ៉ែម—
Every word from Chinese 裺 →Every word from Proto-Vietic ʔiɛmʔ →Every word from Vietnamese yếm →