Where does “น้ำลง” come from?

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

น้ำลง (Thai): low tide

Definitions

  1. low tide

Ancestry of “น้ำลง”, step by step

น้ำลง 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 ลง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiลงto descend; to cause to descend; to lower; to...
2Proto-Tain̩.loŋᴬto descend
Every word from Proto-Tai *C̬.namꟲEvery word from Thai น้ำ