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

  1. eight; to chat; to gossip

Ancestry of “tám”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticsaːmʔ—
2Proto-Mon-Khmert₁haam—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer t₁haam →Every word from Proto-Vietic saːmʔ →
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