Where does “cơm tấm” come from?
cơm tấm (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tắm, from Chinese 心, from Proto-Mon-Khmer səm.
cơm tấm (Vietnamese): cooked broken rice
Ancestry of “cơm tấm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | tắm | to wash a body, usually your own; to bathe, to... |
| 2 | Chinese | 心 | heart, mind |
| 3 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | səm | — |