Where does “nuoc mam” come from?

nuoc mam (English) comes from Vietnamese nước mắm, from Vietnamese nước, from Proto-Vietic ɗaːk, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɗaak — water; liquid; The sense of "river, stream" that...

nuoc mam (English): A fish sauce used in Vietnamese cookery

Definitions

  1. A fish sauce used in Vietnamese cookery

Ancestry of “nuoc mam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenước mắmA light brown, watery fish sauce used in...
2Vietnamesenướcwater; liquid; fluid; the liquid part of a broth
3Proto-Vieticɗaːkwater, liquid
4Proto-Mon-Khmerɗaakwater; liquid; The sense of "river, stream" that...
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɗaak →Every word from Proto-Vietic ɗaːk →Every word from Vietnamese nước →