Where does “dầu thơm” come from?

dầu thơm (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thơm, from Proto-Vietic tʰəːm, from Proto-Mon-Khmer dhum.

dầu thơm (Vietnamese): perfume; scent

Definitions

  1. perfume; scent

Ancestry of “dầu thơm”, step by step

dầu thơm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thơm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethơmfragrant, sweet-smelling; of a pleasant aroma; a...
2Proto-Vietictʰəːmfragrant
3Proto-Mon-Khmerdhum—

via Vietnamese dầu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesedầuoil; "Dipterocarpus"
2Middle Chinese油—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer dhum →Every word from Proto-Vietic tʰəːm →Every word from Vietnamese thơm →