Where does “âm quặt lưỡi” come from?

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

âm quặt lưỡi (Vietnamese): retroflex

Definitions

  1. retroflex

Ancestry of “âm quặt lưỡi”, step by step

âm quặt lưỡi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ấm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseấmwarm; Short for ấm đầu; pot; kettle
2Proto-Vietics-ʔəmʔlukewarm
3Proto-Mon-Khmer(s)ʔəm—

via Vietnamese lưỡi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselưỡia tongue; a blade; a cutting edge
2Proto-Vieticlaːstongue

via Vietnamese quặt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesequặtto turn
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer (s)ʔəm →Every word from Proto-Vietic s-ʔəmʔ →Every word from Vietnamese ấm →
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