Where does “นม” come from?
นม (Thai) comes from Pali nāma, from Sanskrit नामन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.
นม (Thai): milk; breast
Ancestry of “นม”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Pali | nāma | name; immaterial factors such as consciousness... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | नामन् | name, personal name, appellation; a... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hnā́ma | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hnā́ma | name |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |