Where does “thơm ngát” come from?

thơm ngát (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thơm, from Proto-Vietic tʰəːm, from Proto-Mon-Khmer dhum.

thơm ngát (Vietnamese): fragrant; sweet-scented

Definitions

  1. fragrant; sweet-scented

Ancestry of “thơm ngát”, step by step

thơm ngát traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese thơm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethơmfragrant, sweet-smelling; of a pleasant aroma; a...
2Proto-Vietictʰəːmfragrant
3Proto-Mon-Khmerdhum—

via Vietnamese ngát

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesengátvery (sweet); fragrant; aromatic
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer dhum →Every word from Proto-Vietic tʰəːm →Every word from Vietnamese thơm →