Where does “nem cuốn” come from?

nem cuốn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nêm, from Vietnamese chêm — to wedge.

nem cuốn (Vietnamese): Vietnamese spring roll

Definitions

  1. Vietnamese spring roll

Ancestry of “nem cuốn”, step by step

nem cuốn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese nêm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenêmwedge; to wedge; to drive a wedge; to thrust a...
2Vietnamesechêmto wedge

via Vietnamese cuốn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecuốnto roll
Every word from Vietnamese chêm →Every word from Vietnamese nêm →