Where does “ហ្មដំរី” come from?

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

ហ្មដំរី (Khmer): mahout

Definitions

  1. mahout

Ancestry of “ហ្មដំរី”, step by step

ហ្មដំរី traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ហ្ម

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerហ្មmedical doctor, physician
2Thaiหมอexpert; wizard; fortuneteller; clairvoyant;...
3Proto-Southwestern Taiʰmɔːᴬshaman
4Proto-Taiʰmoːᴬshaman
5Old Chinese巫—

via Khmer ដំរី

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerដំរីelephant
Every word from Old Chinese 巫 →Every word from Proto-Tai ʰmoːᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai ʰmɔːᴬ →