Where does “冬蔭功” come from?
冬蔭功 (Chinese) comes from Thai ต้มยำกุ้ง, from Thai ต้มยำ, from Thai ต้ม, from Proto-Tai tomᶜ — to boil.
冬蔭功 (Chinese): tom yam goong; tom yam
Ancestry of “冬蔭功”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Thai | ต้มยำกุ้ง | — |
| 2 | Thai | ต้มยำ | tom yam, spicy lemongrass soup, hot and sour soup |
| 3 | Thai | ต้ม | to boil; to trick; to deceive; to sham |
| 4 | Proto-Tai | tomᶜ | to boil |