Where does “sắm” come from?
sắm (Vietnamese) comes from French chambré, from Old French chambre, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.
sắm (Vietnamese): to buy
Definitions
- to buy
Ancestry of “sắm”, step by step
sắm traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French chambré
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | chambré | room temperature (of wine), chambré |
| 2 | Old French | chambre | room; chamber; bedroom, sleeping quarters |
| 3 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
via French chambre à air
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | chambre à air | inner tube |