Where does “kìm” come from?

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

kìm (Vietnamese): pincers, clamp

Definitions

  1. pincers, clamp

Ancestry of “kìm”, step by step

kìm traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 金

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

via Proto-Vietic kiːm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietickiːm—
2Chinese針—

via Middle Chinese 金

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese金—

Words derived from “kìm”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan gǝ̆m →Every word from Chinese 金 →