Where does “น้ำป่า” come from?

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

น้ำป่า (Thai): flash flood

Definitions

  1. flash flood

Ancestry of “น้ำป่า”, step by step

น้ำป่า 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 ป่า

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiป่าforest; wood; relating to forest; wild; savage
2Proto-Taipaːᴮgrove; wood
Every word from Proto-Tai *C̬.namꟲ →Every word from Thai น้ำ →