Where does “dâm dê” come from?
dâm dê (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese dâm, from Chinese 淫, from Sino-Tibetan *l-(t/d)jam.
dâm dê (Vietnamese): lustful; lecherous
Definitions
- lustful; lecherous
Ancestry of “dâm dê”, step by step
dâm dê traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese dâm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | dâm | lustful; lecherous; voluptuous; sex-crazed or... |
| 2 | Chinese | 淫 | — |
| 3 | Sino-Tibetan | *l-(t/d)jam | — |