Etymograph

English

massaman

Massaman comes from Thai มัสมั่น ‘Muslim-like curry’, and goes back to Arabic أَسْلَمَ.

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentأَسْلَمَʔaslama‘to surrender, to become a Muslim’
  2. Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentمُسْلِمmuslim‘Muslim’
  3. Persianc. 900–presentمسلمانmosalmân‘Muslim’
  4. Thaimodernมัสมั่นmát-sà-màn‘Muslim-like curry’
  5. Englishtodaymassaman

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentأَسْلَمَʔaslama‘to surrender, to become a Muslim’
  2. Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentمُسْلِمmuslim‘Muslim’
  3. Persianc. 900–presentمسلمانmosalmân‘Muslim’
  4. Thaimodernมัสมั่นmát-sà-màn‘Muslim-like curry’
  5. Englishtodaymassaman

Every English word from Arabic أَسْلَمَ

Today it means

noun 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.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Arabic أَسْلَمَ / massaman

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