Where does “cảm sương” come from?

cảm sương (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese cầm, from French commissaire, from Medieval Latin commissionarius, from Latin commissio, from Latin committo, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

cảm sương (Vietnamese): cold air that enters the body and causes a variety of symptoms and illnesses

Definitions

  1. cold air that enters the body and causes a variety of symptoms and illnesses

Ancestry of “cảm sương”, step by step

cảm sương traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese cầm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecầmzither, string instrument; bird; to hold, to keep
2Frenchcommissairecommissioner; chief of police, head of police,...
3Medieval Latincommissionarius
4Latincommissiocommission
5LatincommittoI commit; I begin; I carry on
6Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt
13Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
14Old High Germankuti
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Vietnamese sương

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesươngdew
2Chinese
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-
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