Where does “bợm nhậu” come from?

bợm nhậu (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese bơm, from French pommé, from Middle French pomme, from Old French pome, from Latin pōmum, from Latin pōmus, from Proto-Italic poomos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂po-h₁ém-os — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.

bợm nhậu (Vietnamese): an alcoholic

Definitions

  1. an alcoholic

Ancestry of “bợm nhậu”, step by step

bợm nhậu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese bơm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebơmpump; to pump
2Frenchpommépast participle of pommer; grown round, or like...
3Middle Frenchpomme
4Old Frenchpomeapple
5Latinpōmumany type of fruit (applied to apples, cherries, nuts, berries, figs, dates, etc.)
6Latinpōmusfruit
7Proto-Italicpoomosfruit
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂po-h₁ém-ostaken off
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

via Vietnamese nhậu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhậuto have a carousal or drinking party, often with hors d'oeuvres
2Proto-Vieticɲuːʔto drink
3Proto-Mon-Khmerɲuʔ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo