Where does “yếm” come from?
yếm (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic ʔiɛmʔ, from Chinese 裺.
yếm (Vietnamese): a yem, a Vietnamese bodice based on the Chinese...
Definitions
- a yem, a Vietnamese bodice based on the Chinese...
Ancestry of “yếm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Vietic | ʔiɛmʔ | breastplate |
| 2 | Chinese | 裺 | — |