Where does “kim tiêm dưới da” come from?

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

kim tiêm dưới da (Vietnamese): hypodermic needle

Definitions

  1. hypodermic needle

Ancestry of “kim tiêm dưới da”, step by step

kim tiêm dưới da traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese kim tiêm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekim tiêmneedle usually for injections and/or extractions
2Vietnamesekìmpincers, clamp
3Chinese金gold; "orig." gold, golden
4Proto-Sino-Tibetangǝ̆mmetal

via Vietnamese đá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđárock, stone; ice as used for consumption or...
2Chinese肚—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanl-tjwamouth; beak; food; stomach; mouth, beak, food,...

via Vietnamese dưới

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesedướiunder, below
2Proto-Vietic-taːlʔ—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerkt₁aalunder-surface, under
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan gǝ̆m →Every word from Chinese 金 →Every word from Vietnamese kìm →