Where does “ดม” come from?

ดม (Thai) comes from Thai กระดุม, from Khmer ក្ឌុំ.

ดม (Thai): to smell; to sniff; to beat; to hit; to strike;...

Definitions

  1. to smell; to sniff; to beat; to hit; to strike;...

Ancestry of “ดม”, step by step

ดม traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai กระดุม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกระดุมbutton
2Khmerក្ឌុំ

via Proto-Tai ɗɤmᴬ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Taiɗɤmᴬ

via Old Khmer taṃ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Khmertaṃto beat; to pound

Words derived from “ดม

Every word from Khmer ក្ឌុំEvery word from Thai กระดุม