Where does “nêm nếm” come from?

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

nêm nếm (Vietnamese): to season well

Definitions

  1. to season well

Ancestry of “nêm nếm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenêmwedge; to wedge; to drive a wedge; to thrust a...
2Vietnamesechêmto wedge
Every word from Vietnamese chêm →Every word from Vietnamese nêm →