Where does “năm” come from?

năm (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Chamic *nam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian ənəm, from Proto-Austroasiatic *ənəm.

năm (Vietnamese): five; a year

Definitions

  1. five; a year

Ancestry of “năm”, step by step

năm traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Chamic *nam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamic*namsix
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianənəmsix
3Proto-Austronesianənəmsix
4Proto-Austroasiatic*ənəm—

via Proto-Vietic ɗam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticɗamfive
2Proto-Mon-Khmerp(ɗ)am—

via Chinese 男

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese男—

Words derived from “năm”

Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *ənəm →Every word from Proto-Austronesian ənəm →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ənəm →