Where does “トムヤムクン” come from?

トムヤムクン (Japanese) comes from Thai ต้มยำกุ้ง, from Thai ต้มยำ, from Thai ต้ม, from Proto-Tai tomᶜ — to boil.

トムヤムクン (Japanese): tom yum goong

Definitions

  1. tom yum goong

Ancestry of “トムヤムクン”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiต้มยำกุ้งtom yam kung, a tom yam soup with shrimps or prawns
2Thaiต้มยำtom yam, spicy lemongrass soup, hot and sour soup
3Thaiต้มto boil; to trick; to deceive; to sham
4Proto-Taitomᶜto boil
Every word from Proto-Tai tomᶜ →Every word from Thai ต้ม →Every word from Thai ต้มยำ →
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