Where does “nam pla” come from?

nam pla (English) comes from Thai น้ำปลา, from Thai น้ำ, from Proto-Tai *C̬.namꟲ — water.

nam pla (English): A Thai fish sauce

Definitions

  1. A Thai fish sauce

Ancestry of “nam pla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiน้ำปลาfish sauce
2Thaiน้ำwater; any liquid or fluid; body of water, as...
3Proto-Tai*C̬.namꟲwater
Every word from Proto-Tai *C̬.namꟲ →Every word from Thai น้ำ →Every word from Thai น้ำปลา →