Where does “âm tường” come from?

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

âm tường (Vietnamese): inside a wall

Definitions

  1. inside a wall

Ancestry of “âm tường”, step by step

âm tường traces back through two 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 tường

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