Where does “ผ้าปิดจมูก” come from?

ผ้าปิดจมูก (Thai) comes from Thai จมูก, from Khmer ច្រមុះ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer muh — nose.

ผ้าปิดจมูก (Thai): surgical mask

Definitions

  1. surgical mask

Ancestry of “ผ้าปิดจมูก”, step by step

ผ้าปิดจมูก traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai จมูก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiจมูกnose
2Khmerច្រមុះnose; snout; beak
3Proto-Mon-Khmermuhnose

via Thai ผ้า

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiผ้าcloth
2Old Chinese布—

via Thai ปิด

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiปิดto close; to turn off
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer muh →Every word from Khmer ច្រមុះ →Every word from Thai จมูก →