Where does “tom yam” come from?

tom yam (English) comes from Thai ต้มยำ, from Thai ต้ม, from Proto-Tai tomᶜ — to boil.

tom yam (English): A Thai soup flavoured with fish sauce,...

Definitions

  1. A Thai soup flavoured with fish sauce,...

Ancestry of “tom yam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiต้มยำtom yam, spicy lemongrass soup, hot and sour soup
2Thaiต้มto boil; to trick; to deceive; to sham
3Proto-Taitomᶜto boil
Every word from Proto-Tai tomᶜ →Every word from Thai ต้ม →Every word from Thai ต้มยำ →