Fun facts, the Malay word garam for salt most probably come from the Roman word Garum, a very popular fermented fish sauce from an ancient Malay Champa kingdom

Fun facts, the Malay word garam for salt most probably come from the Roman word Garum, a very popular fermented fish sauce from an ancient Malay Champa kingdom [1]. The Champa kingdom used to rule majority of Vietnam and the South China Sea used to be called Champa Sea even in ancient Chinese chronicles [2]. If I'm not mistaken the Vietnamese themselves still calling this particular fish sauce as Champa fish sauce, while the rest of the world call this Vietnamese fish sauce [3]. The original world from Old Malay for salt is probably "asin", that's now become the word for taste of salt or "masin" meaning salty. [1] Garum: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garum https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garum [2] The Cham: Descendants of Ancient Rulers of South China Sea Watch Maritime Dispute From Sidelines: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/140616-south-china-sea-vietnam-china-cambodia-champa https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/140616-so... [3] Did fish sauce in Vietnam come from ancient Rome via the Silk Road? (111 comments): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23980279 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23980279