Where does “tám” come from?
tám (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic saːmʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer t₁haam.
tám (Vietnamese): eight; to chat; to gossip
Definitions
- eight; to chat; to gossip
Ancestry of “tám”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Vietic | saːmʔ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | t₁haam | — |