Where does “sắm vai” come from?

sắm vai (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese sắm, 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 — to bend, to curve.

sắm vai (Vietnamese): to roleplay

Definitions

  1. to roleplay

Ancestry of “sắm vai”, step by step

sắm vai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese sắm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesắmto buy
2Frenchchambréroom temperature (of wine), chambré
3Old Frenchchambreroom; chamber; bedroom, sleeping quarters
4LatincameraA chamber in its various senses, "including";...
5Ancient GreekκαμάραAnything with an arched cover such as a covered...
6Proto-Iraniankamarā-something curved
7Proto-Iraniankamárati
8Proto-Indo-Iranian*kmárati
9Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

via Vietnamese vải

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesevảicloth, fabric; lychee
2Proto-Vietick-paːs
3Proto-Mon-Khmerkpaascotton
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmáratiEvery word from Proto-Iranian kamárati