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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

Definitions

  1. sorcerer; wizard

Ancestry of “พ่อมด”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiมดperson of occult knowledge; person who practices...
2Proto-Malayic*əmbun—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianambundew
4Proto-Austronesianambundew
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