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Where does “tam” come from?

Tam comes from Chinese 擔, a word of unknown ultimate origin whose meaning remains unattested in English sources.

tam (English): Synonym of tam o'shanter", a type of cap";...

Definitions

  1. Synonym of tam o'shanter", a type of cap";...

Ancestry of “tam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cantonese譚—
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