Where does “em dâu” come from?

em dâu (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese em, from Proto-Vietic ʔɛːm, from Proto-Mon-Khmer (sʔ)iəm.

em dâu (Vietnamese): sister-in-law

Definitions

  1. sister-in-law

Ancestry of “em dâu”, step by step

em dâu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese em

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseemyounger sibling; I/me, someone who's presumably a...
2Proto-Vieticʔɛːm—
3Proto-Mon-Khmer(sʔ)iəm—

via Vietnamese dâu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesedâumulberry; strawberry; daughter-in-law
2Proto-Vietic-toː—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer (sʔ)iəm →Every word from Proto-Vietic ʔɛːm →Every word from Vietnamese em →