Where does “ต้มยำ” come from?

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

ต้มยำ (Thai): tom yam, spicy lemongrass soup, hot and sour soup

Definitions

  1. tom yam, spicy lemongrass soup, hot and sour soup

Ancestry of “ต้มยำ”, step by step

ต้มยำ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ต้ม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiต้มto boil; to trick; to deceive; to sham
2Proto-Taitomᶜto boil

via Thai ยำ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiยำto mix; to mingle; to cook by mixing; to mess up;...

Words derived from “ต้มยำ”

Every word from Proto-Tai tomᶜ →Every word from Thai ต้ม →