Where does “nấm tràm” come from?

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

nấm tràm (Vietnamese): "Tylopilus felleus", a bitter but edible mushroom

Definitions

  1. "Tylopilus felleus", a bitter but edible mushroom

Ancestry of “nấm tràm”, step by step

nấm tràm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese năm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenămfive; a year
2Proto-Chamic*namsix
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianənəmsix
4Proto-Austronesianənəmsix
5Proto-Austroasiatic*ənəm—

via Vietnamese tràm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetràmmelaleuca
2Eastern Chamꨈꨵꩌ—
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *ənəm →