Where does “mắm tôm” come from?
mắm tôm (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tôm, from Proto-Vietic soːm, from Proto-Mon-Khmer sum.
mắm tôm (Vietnamese): shrimp paste
Ancestry of “mắm tôm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | tôm | shrimp, prawn |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | soːm | — |
| 3 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | sum | — |