Where does “ส้มตำ” come from?

ส้มตำ (Thai) comes from Thai ส้ม, from Proto-Tai *sɤmꟲ — sour.

ส้มตำ (Thai): som tam

Definitions

  1. som tam

Ancestry of “ส้มตำ”, step by step

ส้มตำ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ส้ม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiส้มorange; sour
2Proto-Tai*sɤmꟲsour

via Thai ตำ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiตำto pound; to pierce; to sting
2Proto-Taitamᴬ—

Words derived from “ส้มตำ”

Every word from Proto-Tai *sɤmꟲ →Every word from Thai ส้ม →