Where does “thuật giả kim” come from?

thuật giả kim (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese kìm, from Chinese 金, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan gǝ̆m — metal.

thuật giả kim (Vietnamese): alchemy

Definitions

  1. alchemy

Ancestry of “thuật giả kim”, step by step

thuật giả kim traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese kìm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekìmpincers, clamp
2Chinese金gold; "orig." gold, golden
3Proto-Sino-Tibetangǝ̆mmetal

via Vietnamese giá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegiáprice; bean sprouts; shelf
2Proto-Vietick-raː—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerkraʔroad, way

via Vietnamese thuật

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesethuậtart
2Chinese術—

Words derived from “thuật giả kim”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan gǝ̆m →Every word from Chinese 金 →Every word from Vietnamese kìm →