Where does “tám đời vương” come from?

tám đời vương (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tắm, from Chinese 心, from Proto-Mon-Khmer səm.

tám đời vương (Vietnamese): a long time ago; from time immemorial

Definitions

  1. a long time ago; from time immemorial

Ancestry of “tám đời vương”, step by step

tám đời vương traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese tắm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetắmto wash a body, usually your own; to bathe, to...
2Chinese心heart, mind
3Proto-Mon-Khmersəm—

via Vietnamese đời

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđờilife; world; generation
2Middle Chinese代—

via Vietnamese vương

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesevươngto cling to; an East Asian prince who was granted...
2Middle Chinese王—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer səm →Every word from Chinese 心 →Every word from Vietnamese tắm →