Where does “cơm chiên” come from?
cơm chiên (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese cơm, from Proto-Vietic kəːm — cooked rice.
cơm chiên (Vietnamese): fried rice
Ancestry of “cơm chiên”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | cơm | cooked non-glutinous rice; a rice meal; meat;... |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | kəːm | cooked rice |