Where does “tổ ấm” come from?

tổ ấm (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ấm, from Proto-Vietic s-ʔəmʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer (s)ʔəm.

tổ ấm (Vietnamese): cosy home; loving family

Definitions

  1. cosy home; loving family

Ancestry of “tổ ấm”, step by step

tổ ấm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ấm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseấmwarm; Short for ấm đầu; pot; kettle
2Proto-Vietics-ʔəmʔlukewarm
3Proto-Mon-Khmer(s)ʔəm—

via Vietnamese tổ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetổa nest; a group or team that is divided from a...
2Chinese似—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer (s)ʔəm →Every word from Proto-Vietic s-ʔəmʔ →Every word from Vietnamese ấm →