Where does “nhà Kim” come from?

nhà Kim (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese kìm, from Chinese 金, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan gǝ̆m — metal.

nhà Kim (Vietnamese): the Jin dynasty

Definitions

  1. the Jin dynasty

Ancestry of “nhà Kim”, step by step

nhà Kim traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese kìm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekìmpincers, clamp
2Chinese金gold; "orig." gold, golden
3Proto-Sino-Tibetangǝ̆mmetal

via Vietnamese nhà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhàa house; a home; a dwelling; an immediate family;...
2Proto-Vieticɲaːhouse
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan gǝ̆m →Every word from Chinese 金 →Every word from Vietnamese kìm →