Where does “mái ấm” come from?

mái ấm (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ấm, from Proto-Vietic s-ʔəmʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer (s)ʔəm.

mái ấm (Vietnamese): loving family; home

Definitions

  1. loving family; home

Ancestry of “mái ấm”, step by step

mái ấm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ấm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseấmwarm; Short for ấm đầu; pot; kettle
2Proto-Vietics-ʔəmʔlukewarm
3Proto-Mon-Khmer(s)ʔəm—

via Vietnamese mài

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemàito grind
2Proto-Vieticmeːʔ—
3Proto-Mon-Khmermeeʔ—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer (s)ʔəm →