Where does “kem chống nắng” come from?

kem chống nắng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese kém, from French chou à la crème, from French crème, from Middle French chresme, from Old French cresme, from Late Latin crama, from Late Latin chrisma, from Ancient Greek χρῖσμα — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

kem chống nắng (Vietnamese): sunscreen, sunblock

Definitions

  1. sunscreen, sunblock

Ancestry of “kem chống nắng”, step by step

kem chống nắng traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese kém

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekémless; lesser; bad; preceding
2Frenchchou à la crèmecream puff
3Frenchcrèmecream; cool; café crème
4Middle Frenchchresmecream (milk product)
5Old Frenchcresmecream
6Late Latincramaskim; nominative plural of crāmum; accusative...
7Late Latinchrismaointment
8Ancient Greekχρῖσμαanointing, unction; wall coating, plaster
9Ancient Greekχρίωto rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēy-to smear; to paint, streak, smear
11Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

via Vietnamese nặng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenặngheavy; stressing due to containing a lot of...
2Proto-Vieticɗaŋʔ
3Proto-Mon-Khmerp(ɗ)aŋdry season

via Vietnamese chống

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechốngto prop by using a stick-like object; to be...
2Proto-Vieticcoːŋʔ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy-Every word from Ancient Greek χρίω
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