Where does “ชะเอม” come from?

ชะเอม (Thai) comes from Khmer ឈើអែម, from Khmer ឈើ, from Old Khmer ឈេ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɟhooʔ — tree; wood; tree, wood.

ชะเอม (Thai): licorice

Definitions

  1. licorice

Ancestry of “ชะเอม”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerឈើអែមlicorice tree (Glycyrrhiza glabra)
2Khmerឈើwood; tree; timber
3Old Khmerឈេ—
4Proto-Mon-Khmerɟhooʔtree; wood; tree, wood
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɟhooʔ →Every word from Old Khmer ឈេ →Every word from Khmer ឈើ →
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