Where does “ต้นหอม” come from?

ต้นหอม (Thai) comes from Thai หอม, from Proto-Tai hoːmᴬ — fragrant.

ต้นหอม (Thai): scallion; spring onion

Definitions

  1. scallion; spring onion

Ancestry of “ต้นหอม”, step by step

ต้นหอม traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai หอม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหอมfragrant; sweet-smelling; aromatic; scented;...
2Proto-Taihoːmᴬfragrant

via Thai ต้น

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiต้นtree
Every word from Proto-Tai hoːmᴬEvery word from Thai หอม