Where does “kim tiêm” come from?

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

kim tiêm (Vietnamese): needle usually for injections and/or extractions

Definitions

  1. needle usually for injections and/or extractions

Ancestry of “kim tiêm”, step by step

kim tiêm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese kìm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekìmpincers, clamp
2Chinese金gold; "orig." gold, golden
3Proto-Sino-Tibetangǝ̆mmetal

via Vietnamese tiêm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetiêmto inject (medicine), to give a shot

Words derived from “kim tiêm”

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