Where does “tạm dịch” come from?

tạm dịch (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tắm, from Chinese 心, from Proto-Mon-Khmer səm.

tạm dịch (Vietnamese): to translate roughly or loosely

Definitions

  1. to translate roughly or loosely

Ancestry of “tạm dịch”, step by step

tạm dịch traces back through two 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 dịch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesedịchto translate; translation; fluid, liquid
2Middle Chinese液—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer səm →Every word from Chinese 心 →Every word from Vietnamese tắm →
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