Where does “đăm chiêu” come from?

đăm chiêu (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đăm, from Proto-Vietic ɗam, from Proto-Mon-Khmer p(ɗ)am.

đăm chiêu (Vietnamese): appearing to be pondering, pensive in an anxious or worried manner

Definitions

  1. appearing to be pondering, pensive in an anxious or worried manner

Ancestry of “đăm chiêu”, step by step

đăm chiêu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đăm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđămright
2Proto-Vieticɗamfive
3Proto-Mon-Khmerp(ɗ)am—

via Vietnamese chiêu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechiêumove; trick; to wash down; left
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer p(ɗ)am →Every word from Proto-Vietic ɗam →Every word from Vietnamese đăm →