Where does “bấm đàn” come from?

bấm đàn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đàn, from Proto-Vietic daːn.

bấm đàn (Vietnamese): to pluck guitar strings; to play the guitar

Definitions

  1. to pluck guitar strings; to play the guitar

Ancestry of “bấm đàn”, step by step

bấm đàn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đàn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđànflock, herd; a number of musical instruments; to...
2Proto-Vieticdaːn—

via Vietnamese bấm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebấma nail clipper; a stapler; to press
Every word from Proto-Vietic daːn →Every word from Vietnamese đàn →