Where does “bia ôm” come from?
bia ôm (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese bia, from French bière, from Middle French biere, from Dutch bier, from Middle Dutch bier, from Old Dutch bier, from Proto-West Germanic beuʀ, from Proto-Germanic beuzą — dross, sediment; dross, sediment, brewer's yeast.
bia ôm (Vietnamese): a beer-serving business allowing romantic physical contact with staff
Definitions
- a beer-serving business allowing romantic physical contact with staff
Ancestry of “bia ôm”, step by step
bia ôm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese bia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | bia | beer; tombstone; gravestone; stele; monument;... |
| 2 | French | bière | beer; bier; coffin |
| 3 | Middle French | biere | beer; bier |
| 4 | Dutch | bier | beer; a serving of beer; a variety of beer |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | bier | beer |
| 6 | Old Dutch | bier | beer |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | beuʀ | beer |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | beuzą | beer |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰews- | dross, sediment; dross, sediment, brewer's yeast |
via Vietnamese ôm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | ôm | an armful; a hug; to embrace; to hug |
| 2 | French | ohm | ohm |
| 3 | German | Ohm | Alternative form of Oheim; ohm |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | auhaim | maternal uncle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | awô | grandfather |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | munduz | protection, patron; hand, protection |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂-nt-éh₂ | the beckoning one |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |