Where does “gấm vóc” come from?

gấm vóc (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...

gấm vóc (Vietnamese): expensive textiles

Definitions

  1. expensive textiles

Ancestry of “gấm vóc”, step by step

gấm vóc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese gấm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegấmbrocade, embroidered silk
2Frenchgrammegram
3Latingrammagram
4Ancient Greekγράμμαthat which is written, that which is drawn,...
5Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
6Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into
7Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
8Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Vietnamese vóc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesevócheight; stature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-Every word from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō