Where does “ណែម” come from?

ណែម (Khmer) comes from Vietnamese nêm, from Vietnamese chêm — to wedge.

ណែម (Khmer): a roll made of hashed meat, usually pork, wrapped and cooked in banana leaves

Definitions

  1. a roll made of hashed meat, usually pork, wrapped and cooked in banana leaves

Ancestry of “ណែម”, 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 →