Where does “นัม” come from?

นัม (Saek) comes from Proto-Malayic ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian ənəm, from Proto-Austroasiatic *ənəm.

นัม (Saek): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “นัม”, step by step

นัม traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayic ənəm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicənəmsix
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianənəmsix
3Proto-Austronesianənəmsix
4Proto-Austroasiatic*ənəm—

via Proto-Tai *C̬.namꟲ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Tai*C̬.namꟲwater
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *ənəm →Every word from Proto-Austronesian ənəm →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ənəm →