From Proto-Tai *tomꟲ (“to boil (transitive)”). Cognate with Thai ต้ม (dtôm), Northern Thai ᨲᩫ᩠᩶ᨾ, Shan တူမ်ႈ (tūum), Ahom 𑜄𑜤𑜉𑜫 (tum), Zhuang dumq.
ຕົ້ມ • (tom) (abstract noun ການຕົ້ມ)