Where does “tiếng thơm” come from?

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

tiếng thơm (Vietnamese): good reputation that lasts through generations

Definitions

  1. good reputation that lasts through generations

Ancestry of “tiếng thơm”, step by step

tiếng thơm 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 tiếng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetiếngvoice; sound; language
2Middle Chinese聲sound, voice
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer dhum →Every word from Proto-Vietic tʰəːm →Every word from Vietnamese thơm →