Where does “nem” come from?

nem (French) comes from Vietnamese nêm, from Vietnamese chêm — to wedge.

nem (French): a type of Vietnamese spring roll; more generally,...

Definitions

  1. a type of Vietnamese spring roll; more generally,...

Ancestry of “nem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenêmwedge; to wedge; to drive a wedge; to thrust a...
2Vietnamesechêmto wedge
Every word from Vietnamese chêm →Every word from Vietnamese nêm →