Where does “chim” come from?
chim (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic -ciːm, from Proto-Mon-Khmer cim — bird.
chim (Vietnamese): to sink
Ancestry of “chim”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Vietic | -ciːm | bird |
| 2 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | cim | bird |