Where does “săm” come from?
săm (Vietnamese) comes from French chambre, from Old French cambre, from Latin cambra, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati — to bend, to curve.
săm (Vietnamese): a chamber; an inner tube
Ancestry of “săm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | chambre | A chamber in its various senses, "including" |
| 2 | Old French | cambre | Alternative form of chambre; bent; chamber |
| 3 | Latin | cambra | medieval spelling of camera |
| 4 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |