Where does “chăm nom” come from?

chăm nom (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese Nôm, from Old Portuguese non, from Latin nōn, from Old Latin noenum, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

chăm nom (Vietnamese): to care for; to take care of; to look after

Definitions

  1. to care for; to take care of; to look after

Ancestry of “chăm nom”, step by step

chăm nom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese Nôm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseNômwritten in Vietnamese using chữ Nôm
2Old Portuguesenonno, not
3Latinnōnnot
4Old Latinnoenum—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Vietnamese Chăm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseChămthe Cham ethnic group; Cham
2Eastern ChamCamCham (ethnic group or language)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →