Where does “cơm hộp” come from?
cơm hộp (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese cơm, from Proto-Vietic kəːm — cooked rice.
cơm hộp (Vietnamese): boxed meal; packed food; lunch box; takeaway
Definitions
- boxed meal; packed food; lunch box; takeaway
Ancestry of “cơm hộp”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | cơm | cooked non-glutinous rice; a rice meal; meat;... |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | kəːm | cooked rice |