Where does “quần yếm” come from?
quần yếm (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese yếm, from Proto-Vietic ʔiɛmʔ, from Chinese 裺.
quần yếm (Vietnamese): overalls
Ancestry of “quần yếm”, step by step
quần yếm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese yếm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | yếm | a yem, a Vietnamese bodice based on the Chinese... |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | ʔiɛmʔ | breastplate |
| 3 | Chinese | 裺 | — |
via Vietnamese quân
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | quân | troops, army |
| 2 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | wən(ʔ) | coiled, to wind, bend; coiled; to wind, bend |