Where does “똠얌” come from?

똠얌 (Korean) comes from Thai ต้มยำ, from Thai ต้ม, from Proto-Tai tomᶜ — to boil.

똠얌 (Korean): tom yam

Definitions

  1. tom yam

Ancestry of “똠얌”, 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 →