Where does “dây gắm” come from?
dây gắm (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese gấm, from French gramme, from Latin gramma, from Ancient Greek γράμμα, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
dây gắm (Vietnamese): kind of climbing shrub (Gnetum montanum)
Definitions
- kind of climbing shrub (Gnetum montanum)
Ancestry of “dây gắm”, step by step
dây gắm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese gấm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | gấm | brocade, embroidered silk |
| 2 | French | gramme | gram |
| 3 | Latin | gramma | gram |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γράμμα | that which is written, that which is drawn,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via Vietnamese dây
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | dây | rope; cord; wire; string |