Where does “พัดลม” come from?

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

พัดลม (Thai): electric fan

Definitions

  1. electric fan

Ancestry of “พัดลม”, step by step

พัดลม traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ลม

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

via Thai พัด

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiพัดfan; to fan; to blow
Every word from Proto-Tai *C̬.lɯmᴬ →Every word from Thai ลม →