Where does “tiên chim” come from?
tiên chim (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chìm, from Proto-Vietic -ciːm, from Proto-Mon-Khmer cim — bird.
tiên chim (Vietnamese): siren
Ancestry of “tiên chim”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | chìm | to sink |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | -ciːm | bird |
| 3 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | cim | bird |