Where does “cơm bữa” come from?

cơm bữa (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese cơm, from Proto-Vietic kəːm — cooked rice.

cơm bữa (Vietnamese): frequently; very often

Definitions

  1. frequently; very often

Ancestry of “cơm bữa”, step by step

cơm bữa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese cơm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecơmcooked non-glutinous rice; a rice meal; meat;...
2Proto-Vietickəːmcooked rice

via Vietnamese bữa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebữameal; day
Every word from Proto-Vietic kəːmEvery word from Vietnamese cơm