Where does “น้ำเค็ม” come from?

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

น้ำเค็ม (Thai): saltwater

Definitions

  1. saltwater

Ancestry of “น้ำเค็ม”, step by step

น้ำเค็ม 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 เค็ม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเค็มsalty; salted
2Middle Chinese鹽—
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