Where does “kìm” come from?
kìm (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 金, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan gǝ̆m — metal.
kìm (Vietnamese): pincers, clamp
Ancestry of “kìm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Chinese | 金 | gold; "orig." gold, golden |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | gǝ̆m | metal |