Where does “ต้นไม้” come from?

ต้นไม้ (Thai) comes from Thai ไม้, from Proto-Tai *mwajꟲ.

ต้นไม้ (Thai): tree

Definitions

  1. tree

Ancestry of “ต้นไม้”, step by step

ต้นไม้ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ไม้

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiไม้wood; stick; log; tree; plant; mark
2Proto-Tai*mwajꟲ—

via Thai ต้น

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiต้นtree

Words derived from “ต้นไม้”

Every word from Proto-Tai *mwajꟲ →Every word from Thai ไม้ →