Where does “nắp ấm” come from?

nắp ấm (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ấm, from Proto-Vietic s-ʔəmʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer (s)ʔəm.

nắp ấm (Vietnamese): lid of the kettle

Definitions

  1. lid of the kettle

Ancestry of “nắp ấm”, step by step

nắp ấm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ấm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseấmwarm; Short for ấm đầu; pot; kettle
2Proto-Vietics-ʔəmʔlukewarm
3Proto-Mon-Khmer(s)ʔəm—

via Vietnamese nắp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenắplid, cover
2Proto-Mon-Khmerɗəp—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer (s)ʔəm →Every word from Proto-Vietic s-ʔəmʔ →Every word from Vietnamese ấm →