Talk:nhiễm
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Latest comment: 13 years ago by Hbrug in topic Etymology
Etymology
[edit]Note correspondence with Chinese 撚 (niăn, OC *neːnʔ, "to take, to hold > to twist with fingers, to pinch"), 捻 (niăn, OC *neːmʔ, "to twist with fingers; to take"), 攆 (niăn, "to pinch, to drive out"), 拈 (niān, "to take or hold with fingers, to pick up") and PIE *nem- "to divide, distribute, allot, to take" (German nehmen, English nimble, Latin numerus, Old Irish neim, Ancient Greek νέμω). Hbrug 13:22, 27 October 2011 (UTC)