Where does “nêm” come from?

nêm (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chêm — to wedge.

nêm (Vietnamese): wedge; to wedge; to drive a wedge; to thrust a...

Definitions

  1. wedge; to wedge; to drive a wedge; to thrust a...

Ancestry of “nêm”, step by step

nêm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese chêm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechêmto wedge

via Vietnamese đệm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđệmmattress; cushion

Words derived from “nêm

Every word from Vietnamese chêm