Where does “น้ำฟ้า” come from?

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

น้ำฟ้า (Thai): rain; rainwater

Definitions

  1. rain; rainwater

Ancestry of “น้ำฟ้า”, step by step

น้ำฟ้า 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 ฟ้า

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiฟ้าsky; air; heaven; royal person; light blue; sky...
2Proto-Tai*vaːꟲsky
Every word from Proto-Tai *C̬.namꟲEvery word from Thai น้ำ