Where does “ຕຳສົ້ມ” come from?

ຕຳສົ້ມ (Lao) comes from Lao ສົ້ມ, from Proto-Tai *sɤmꟲ — sour.

ຕຳສົ້ມ (Lao): som tam

Definitions

  1. som tam

Ancestry of “ຕຳສົ້ມ”, step by step

ຕຳສົ້ມ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ສົ້ມ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoສົ້ມsour; orange
2Proto-Tai*sɤmꟲsour

via Lao ຕຳ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຕຳto hit, pound, bump into
2Proto-Taitamᴬ—
Every word from Proto-Tai *sɤmꟲ →Every word from Lao ສົ້ມ →