Etymology

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Today it means: A Thai curry of Muslim origin (or the paste used to make it), usually containing coconut milk, roasted peanuts, potatoes, bay leaves, cardamom pods, cinnamon, palm sugar, fish sauce, and tamarind sauce. Full definition →

Thai มัสมั่น ← Persian مسلمان ← Arabic مُسْلِم
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The story

  1. Arabic · derived fromمُسْلِم“Muslim”
  2. Persian · derived fromمسلمان“Muslim”
  3. Thai · borrowed fromมัสมั่น“Muslim-like curry”
  4. English todaymassaman

From Thai มัสมั่น (mát-sà-màn, “Muslim-like curry”), from Persian مسلمان (mosalmân, “Muslim”), from Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim, “Muslim”).

Words from the same roots

Arabicمُسْلِم all →

MuslimMussulman

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.