Where does “ẩm ướt” come from?

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

ẩm ướt (Vietnamese): damp and dank; wet

Definitions

  1. damp and dank; wet

Ancestry of “ẩm ướt”, step by step

ẩm ướt 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 ướt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseướtwet
2Proto-Mon-Khmerkʔaacwet
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer (s)ʔəm →Every word from Proto-Vietic s-ʔəmʔ →Every word from Vietnamese ấm →