Where does “ผีอำ” come from?

ผีอำ (Thai) comes from Thai ผี, from Proto-Tai priːᴬ — spirit.

ผีอำ (Thai): situation in which a ghost, spirit, etc, visits...

Definitions

  1. situation in which a ghost, spirit, etc, visits...

Ancestry of “ผีอำ”, step by step

ผีอำ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ผี

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiผีdeity; god; dead body; corpse; remains; ghost;...
2Proto-Taipriːᴬspirit

via Thai อำ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiอำto conceal; to cover up; to hide; to visit during...
Every word from Proto-Tai priːᴬ →Every word from Thai ผี →