Where does “bồn tắm” come from?

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

bồn tắm (Vietnamese): bathtub; tub

Definitions

  1. bathtub; tub

Ancestry of “bồn tắm”, step by step

bồn tắm 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 bồn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebồna wall-affixed basin or counter-affixed kitchen sink; compare thau
2Chinese盆—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer səm →Every word from Chinese 心 →Every word from Vietnamese tắm →