Where does “tomyam” come from?

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

tomyam (Malay): |cooking}} tom yam

Definitions

  1. |cooking}} tom yam

Ancestry of “tomyam”, 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 →