Where does “nam pla” come from?
nam pla (English) comes from Thai น้ำปลา, from Thai น้ำ, from Proto-Tai *C̬.namꟲ.
nam pla (English): A Thai fish sauce
Ancestry of “nam pla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Thai | น้ำปลา | fish sauce |
| 2 | Thai | น้ำ | water; any liquid or fluid; body of water, as... |
| 3 | Proto-Tai | *C̬.namꟲ | — |