Where does “tôm he” come from?

tôm he (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tôm, from Proto-Vietic soːm, from Proto-Mon-Khmer sum.

tôm he (Vietnamese): kind of penaeid prawn

Definitions

  1. kind of penaeid prawn

Ancestry of “tôm he”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetômshrimp, prawn
2Proto-Vieticsoːm—
3Proto-Mon-Khmersum—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer sum →Every word from Proto-Vietic soːm →Every word from Vietnamese tôm →