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Proto-Mon-Khmer *jaam

→ Iu Mien nyiemv (cognate)
→ Khmer យំ (inherited)
→ Western Lawa เยือม (inherited)
→ Pnar yam (derived)
→ Semai jaap (inherited)
→ Vietnamese dám (inherited)
→ Mang ɲaːm¹ (inherited)