Where does “kim loại hiếm” come from?

kim loại hiếm (Vietnamese) comes from Luxembourgish Hiem, from Middle High German hemede, from Old High German hemidi, from Proto-West Germanic *hamiþi, from Proto-Germanic hamō, from Proto-Germanic hamô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- — to cover, conceal; hornless.

kim loại hiếm (Vietnamese): umbrella term for metals used in industry relatively recently

Definitions

  1. umbrella term for metals used in industry relatively recently

Ancestry of “kim loại hiếm”, step by step

kim loại hiếm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Hiem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishHiemshirt
2Middle High Germanhemede
3Old High Germanhemidishirt; skin
4Proto-West Germanic*hamiþishirt
5Proto-Germanichamōshape, physical form
6Proto-Germanichamôcover, skin; clothes, skirt, fishnet; harness,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless

via Vietnamese kim loại

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekim loạimetal
2Chinese
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanrusbone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱem-Every word from Proto-Germanic hamôEvery word from Proto-Germanic hamō