Where does “ហ្ម” come from?

ហ្ម (Khmer) comes from Thai หมอ, from Proto-Southwestern Tai ʰmɔːᴬ, from Proto-Tai ʰmoːᴬ, from Old Chinese 巫.

ហ្ម (Khmer): medical doctor, physician

Definitions

  1. medical doctor, physician

Ancestry of “ហ្ម”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหมอexpert; wizard; fortuneteller; clairvoyant;...
2Proto-Southwestern Taiʰmɔːᴬshaman
3Proto-Taiʰmoːᴬshaman
4Old Chinese巫—

Words derived from “ហ្ម”

Every word from Old Chinese 巫 →Every word from Proto-Tai ʰmoːᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai ʰmɔːᴬ →