Where does “anh em” come from?

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

anh em (Vietnamese): older brother and younger sibling; siblings;...

Definitions

  1. older brother and younger sibling; siblings;...

Ancestry of “anh em”, step by step

anh em 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 ảnh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseảnhimage; reflection; photograph; picture; he; him
2Proto-Vieticʔɛːŋelder brother
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer (sʔ)iəm →Every word from Proto-Vietic ʔɛːm →Every word from Vietnamese em →