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

  1. a yem, a Vietnamese bodice based on the Chinese...

Ancestry of “yếm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticʔiɛmʔbreastplate
2Chinese裺—

Words derived from “yếm”

Every word from Chinese 裺 →Every word from Proto-Vietic ʔiɛmʔ →