Where does “e ấp” come from?

e ấp (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese E, from Portuguese é, from Old Portuguese ser, from Latin sūm, from Proto-Italic ezom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

e ấp (Vietnamese): shy, hesitant

Definitions

  1. shy, hesitant

Ancestry of “e ấp”, step by step

e ấp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese E

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseE—
2Portugueseée; that’s right; yes; yeah; erm; um
3Old Portugueseser—
4Latinsūmto be, exist
5Proto-Italicezomto be
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

via Vietnamese ấp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseấphamlet; to embrace, to hug; to hatch, to brood,...
2Proto-Vieticʔəp—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi →Every word from Proto-Italic ezom →