Where does “nhãm” come from?

nhãm (Muong) comes from Proto-Vietic *jaːmʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer jaam, from Russian ям — mail staging post; genitive plural of я́ма.

nhãm (Muong): to cry

Definitions

  1. to cry

Ancestry of “nhãm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietic*jaːmʔ—
2Proto-Mon-Khmerjaamto weep, to cry; Compare Korku "jaːm"
3Russianямmail staging post; genitive plural of я́ма
Every word from Russian ям →Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer jaam →Every word from Proto-Vietic *jaːmʔ →
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