Where does “phim kinh dị” come from?
phim kinh dị (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese phím, from French film, from English Film, from Russian фильм, from English film, from Middle English filme, from Old English filmen, from Proto-West Germanic *filmīn-.
phim kinh dị (Vietnamese): horror movie
Ancestry of “phim kinh dị”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | phím | a fret; a key |
| 2 | French | film | movie, film |
| 3 | English | Film | — |
| 4 | Russian | фильм | film, movie |
| 5 | English | film | A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a... |
| 6 | Middle English | filme | film, membrane |
| 7 | Old English | filmen | membrane; caul; foreskin |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *filmīn- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *filmīn- | — |