Where does “êm dịu” come from?

êm dịu (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese em, from Proto-Vietic ʔɛːm, from Proto-Mon-Khmer (sʔ)iəm.

êm dịu (Vietnamese): sweet; gentle; soothing

Definitions

  1. sweet; gentle; soothing

Ancestry of “êm dịu”, step by step

êm dịu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese em

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseemyounger sibling; I/me, someone who's presumably a...
2Proto-Vieticʔɛːm—
3Proto-Mon-Khmer(sʔ)iəm—

via Vietnamese dịu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesedịusoothing; mild; to soften; to abate; to lower; to...
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer (sʔ)iəm →Every word from Proto-Vietic ʔɛːm →Every word from Vietnamese em →