Where does “cơm rượu” come from?

cơm rượu (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese cơm, from Proto-Vietic kəːm — cooked rice.

cơm rượu (Vietnamese): sweet fermented rice

Definitions

  1. sweet fermented rice

Ancestry of “cơm rượu”, step by step

cơm rượu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese cơm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecơmcooked non-glutinous rice; a rice meal; meat;...
2Proto-Vietickəːmcooked rice

via Vietnamese rượu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameserượurice alcohol; non-beer alcohol
2Proto-Vieticraːwʔ—
Every word from Proto-Vietic kəːm →Every word from Vietnamese cơm →