Where does “trăm” come from?

trăm (Vietnamese) comes from English Trump, from Middle English trumpe, from Old French trompe, from Frankish trumpa — trump, trumpet; trumpet.

trăm (Vietnamese): hundred; a hundred thousand Vietnamese dongs

Definitions

  1. hundred; a hundred thousand Vietnamese dongs

Ancestry of “trăm”, step by step

trăm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Trump

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTrumpThe suit, in a game of cards, that outranks all others
2Middle EnglishtrumpeA trumpet, horn, or similar musical instrument;...
3Old Frenchtrompetrump, trumpet; horn, trump, trumpet
4Frankishtrumpatrump, trumpet; trumpet

via Proto-Vietic k-lam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietick-lam—
2Proto-Mon-Khmerklam—

Words derived from “trăm”

Every word from Frankish trumpa →Every word from Old French trompe →Every word from Middle English trumpe →