Where does “để tâm” come from?

để tâm (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tắm, from Chinese 心, from Proto-Mon-Khmer səm.

để tâm (Vietnamese): to pay attention to; to mind

Definitions

  1. to pay attention to; to mind

Ancestry of “để tâm”, step by step

để tâm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese tắm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetắmto wash a body, usually your own; to bathe, to...
2Chinese心heart, mind
3Proto-Mon-Khmersəm—

via Vietnamese để

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđểto place; to set; to let; to leave; in order to,...
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer səm →Every word from Chinese 心 →Every word from Vietnamese tắm →