Where does “นักมวยปล้ำ” come from?

นักมวยปล้ำ (Thai) comes from Thai มวยปล้ำ, from Thai มวย, from Sanskrit मव्यति — to bind.

นักมวยปล้ำ (Thai): wrestler

Definitions

  1. wrestler

Ancestry of “นักมวยปล้ำ”, step by step

นักมวยปล้ำ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai มวยปล้ำ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiมวยปล้ำwrestling
2Thaiมวยboxing; fisticuffs; fistfight; pugilism; knot;...
3Sanskritमव्यतिto bind

via Thai นัก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiนักan honorific for a member of the Khmer royalty or...
2Old Khmerʼnaka—
Every word from Sanskrit मव्यति →Every word from Thai มวย →Every word from Thai มวยปล้ำ →