Where does “khiêu dâm” come from?
khiêu dâm (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 淫, from Sino-Tibetan *l-(t/d)jam.
khiêu dâm (Vietnamese): to be sexually obscene
Definitions
- to be sexually obscene
Ancestry of “khiêu dâm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 淫 | — |
| 2 | Sino-Tibetan | *l-(t/d)jam | — |