Where does “giun kim” come from?

giun kim (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese kìm, from Chinese 金, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan gǝ̆m — metal.

giun kim (Vietnamese): a pinworm

Definitions

  1. a pinworm

Ancestry of “giun kim”, step by step

giun kim traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese kìm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekìmpincers, clamp
2Chinese金gold; "orig." gold, golden
3Proto-Sino-Tibetangǝ̆mmetal

via Vietnamese giun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegiuna worm
2Proto-Vieticp-luːnearthworm
3Proto-Mon-Khmer(b)ruun—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan gǝ̆m →Every word from Chinese 金 →Every word from Vietnamese kìm →