Where does “พ่อมด” come from?
พ่อมด (Thai) comes from Thai มด, from Proto-Malayic *əmbun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ambun, from Proto-Austronesian ambun — dew.
พ่อมด (Thai): sorcerer; wizard
Ancestry of “พ่อมด”, step by step
พ่อมด traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai มด
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | มด | person of occult knowledge; person who practices... |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | *əmbun | dew moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ambun | dew |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | ambun | dew |
via Thai พ่อ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | พ่อ | father; male head, lord, leader, or master; man... |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | boːᴮ | not; father |