Where does “cõi tạm” come from?
cõi tạm (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tắm, from Chinese 心, from Proto-Mon-Khmer səm.
cõi tạm (Vietnamese): mortal world
Ancestry of “cõi tạm”, step by step
cõi tạm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese tắm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | tắm | to wash a body, usually your own; to bathe, to... |
| 2 | Chinese | 心 | heart, mind |
| 3 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | səm | — |
via Vietnamese cối
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | cối | a mortar; the container of a rice mill; a rice... |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | t-koːlʔ | rice mortar |