Where does “นักดำน้ำ” come from?

นักดำน้ำ (Thai) comes from Thai ดำน้ำ, from Thai น้ำ, from Proto-Tai *C̬.namꟲ — water.

นักดำน้ำ (Thai): water diver; ad-libber; improviser; extemporiser

Definitions

  1. water diver; ad-libber; improviser; extemporiser

Ancestry of “นักดำน้ำ”, step by step

นักดำน้ำ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ดำน้ำ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiดำน้ำto dive into water; to ad lib; to improvise; to...
2Thaiน้ำwater; any liquid or fluid; body of water, as...
3Proto-Tai*C̬.namꟲwater

via Thai นัก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiนักan honorific for a member of the Khmer royalty or...
2Old Khmerʼnaka—
Every word from Proto-Tai *C̬.namꟲ →Every word from Thai น้ำ →Every word from Thai ดำน้ำ →