Where does “âm ấm” come from?

âm ấm (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ấm, from Proto-Vietic s-ʔəmʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer (s)ʔəm.

âm ấm (Vietnamese): warmish; somewhat warm; tepid

Definitions

  1. warmish; somewhat warm; tepid

Ancestry of “âm ấm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseấmwarm; Short for ấm đầu; pot; kettle
2Proto-Vietics-ʔəmʔlukewarm
3Proto-Mon-Khmer(s)ʔəm—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer (s)ʔəm →Every word from Proto-Vietic s-ʔəmʔ →Every word from Vietnamese ấm →