Where does “tầm nhìn” come from?

tầm nhìn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tắm, from Chinese 心, from Proto-Mon-Khmer səm.

tầm nhìn (Vietnamese): (a field of vision/line of vision) vision; a field of view; visibility

Definitions

  1. (a field of vision/line of vision) vision; a field of view; visibility

Ancestry of “tầm nhìn”, step by step

tầm nhìn 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 nhìn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhìnto look at
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer səm →Every word from Chinese 心 →Every word from Vietnamese tắm →