Where does “giảm” come from?
giảm (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 監.
giảm (Vietnamese): lessen, reduce, decrease
Definitions
- lessen, reduce, decrease
Ancestry of “giảm”, step by step
giảm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Chinese 監
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 監 | — |
via Middle Chinese 減
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 減 | — |