Where does “mắm ruốc” come from?

mắm ruốc (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ruốc, from Proto-Mon-Khmer prhuək, from Proto-Mon-Khmer phɔɔk.

mắm ruốc (Vietnamese): shrimp paste made of small shrimps, esp. of the genus Acetes

Definitions

  1. shrimp paste made of small shrimps, esp. of the genus Acetes

Ancestry of “mắm ruốc”, step by step

mắm ruốc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ruốc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseruốcsmall shrimps in the genus "Acetes"; shrimp...
2Proto-Mon-Khmerprhuək—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerphɔɔk—

via Vietnamese mắm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnamesemắmVietnamese salted, fermented fish
2Proto-Vieticɓamʔsalted fish
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer phɔɔk →Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer prhuək →Every word from Vietnamese ruốc →