Where does “กองทัพมด” come from?

กองทัพมด (Thai) comes from Thai มด, from Proto-Malayic *əmbun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ambun, from Proto-Austronesian ambun — dew.

กองทัพมด (Thai): A group of persons who transport illegal goods; A...

Definitions

  1. A group of persons who transport illegal goods; A...

Ancestry of “กองทัพมด”, step by step

กองทัพมด traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai มด

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiมดperson of occult knowledge; person who practices...
2Proto-Malayic*əmbundew moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianambundew
4Proto-Austronesianambundew

via Thai กองทัพ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกองทัพarmy
2Thaiทัพtroops; armed force; military body; body of...
3Palidabbawealth; substance; etc
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ambun →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ambun →Every word from Proto-Malayic *əmbun →
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