Where does “giấy nhám” come from?
giấy nhám (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese giấy, from Proto-Vietic k-cajʔ, from Old Chinese 紙.
giấy nhám (Vietnamese): sandpaper
Ancestry of “giấy nhám”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | giấy | paper |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | k-cajʔ | — |
| 3 | Old Chinese | 紙 | — |