Where does “น้ำตา” come from?

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

น้ำตา (Thai): tear: drop of secreted fluid from an eye;...

Definitions

  1. tear: drop of secreted fluid from an eye;...

Ancestry of “น้ำตา”, step by step

น้ำตา traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai น้ำ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiน้ำwater; any liquid or fluid; body of water, as...
2Proto-Tai*C̬.namꟲwater

via Thai ตา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiตาmaternal grandfather; eye; time; turn; moment
2Proto-Taitaːᴬmaternal grandfather

Words derived from “น้ำตา”

Every word from Proto-Tai *C̬.namꟲ →Every word from Thai น้ำ →