Where does “นมนาง” come from?

นมนาง (Thai) comes from Thai นม, 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.

นมนาง (Thai): the informal name of the Thai letter

Definitions

  1. the informal name of the Thai letter

Ancestry of “นมนาง”, step by step

นมนาง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai นม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiนมmilk; breast
2Palināmaname; immaterial factors such as consciousness...
3Sanskritनामन्name, personal name, appellation; a...
4Proto-Indo-AryanHnā́ma—
5Proto-Indo-IranianHnā́maname
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

via Thai นาง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiนางwoman
2Proto-Tainaːŋᴬlady
3Middle Chinese娘—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́ma →