Where does “nước mắm” come from?

nước mắm (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nước, from Proto-Vietic ɗaːk, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɗaak — water; liquid; The sense of "river, stream" that...

nước mắm (Vietnamese): A light brown, watery fish sauce used in...

Definitions

  1. A light brown, watery fish sauce used in...

Ancestry of “nước mắm”, step by step

nước mắm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nước

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenướcwater; liquid; fluid; the liquid part of a broth
2Proto-Vieticɗaːkwater, liquid
3Proto-Mon-Khmerɗaakwater; liquid; The sense of "river, stream" that...

via Vietnamese mắm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnamesemắmVietnamese salted, fermented fish
2Proto-Vieticɓamʔsalted fish

Words derived from “nước mắm”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɗaak →Every word from Proto-Vietic ɗaːk →Every word from Vietnamese nước →