Where does “liếm” come from?
liếm (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic -lɛːmʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer (c)liəmʔ.
liếm (Vietnamese): to lick
Ancestry of “liếm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Vietic | -lɛːmʔ | to lick |
| 2 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | (c)liəmʔ | — |