Where does “nắm lấy” come from?

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

nắm lấy (Vietnamese): to grip; to grab; to grasp; to seize; to catch

Definitions

  1. to grip; to grab; to grasp; to seize; to catch

Ancestry of “nắm lấy”, step by step

nắm lấy 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 lấy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselấyto take, to seize; to receive, to obtain, to...
2Proto-Vieticleːʔto take
3Proto-Mon-Khmerliʔto take
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *ənəm →Every word from Proto-Austronesian ənəm →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ənəm →