Where does “say đắm” come from?

say đắm (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese sậy, from Proto-Vietic p-riː — be drunk.

say đắm (Vietnamese): to be taken (with someone); to be in love; to be captivated

Definitions

  1. to be taken (with someone); to be in love; to be captivated

Ancestry of “say đắm”, step by step

say đắm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese sậy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesậyreed
2Proto-Vieticp-riːbe drunk

via Vietnamese đắm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđắmto sink (completely)
Every word from Proto-Vietic p-riː →Every word from Vietnamese sậy →