Where does “nhựa thơm” come from?

nhựa thơm (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thơm, from Proto-Vietic tʰəːm, from Proto-Mon-Khmer dhum.

nhựa thơm (Vietnamese): any fragant resin or balsam, such as myrrh, galbanum, benzoin, stacte, frankincense

Definitions

  1. any fragant resin or balsam, such as myrrh, galbanum, benzoin, stacte, frankincense

Ancestry of “nhựa thơm”, step by step

nhựa thơm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thơm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethơmfragrant, sweet-smelling; of a pleasant aroma; a...
2Proto-Vietictʰəːmfragrant
3Proto-Mon-Khmerdhum—

via Vietnamese nhựa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhựaresin; gum; sap (of a plant)

Words derived from “nhựa thơm”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer dhum →Every word from Proto-Vietic tʰəːm →Every word from Vietnamese thơm →