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Where does “ต้มยำกุ้ง” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ต้มยำกุ้ง”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiต้มยำtom yam, spicy lemongrass soup, hot and sour soup
2Thaiต้มto boil; to trick; to deceive; to sham
3Proto-Taitomᶜto boil

Words derived from “ต้มยำกุ้ง”

  • 冬蔭功
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