Where does “ปืนลม” come from?

ปืนลม (Thai) comes from Thai ลม, from Proto-Tai *C̬.lɯmᴬ — wind.

ปืนลม (Thai): air gun

Definitions

  1. air gun

Ancestry of “ปืนลม”, step by step

ปืนลม traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ลม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiลมwind; breeze; air; intestinal gas
2Proto-Tai*C̬.lɯmᴬwind

via Thai ปืน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiปืนweapon from which arrows or the like are shot, as...
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