Where does “ฟองน้ำ” come from?

ฟองน้ำ (Thai) comes from Thai น้ำ, from Proto-Tai *C̬.namꟲ — water.

ฟองน้ำ (Thai): sponge invertebrate

Definitions

  1. sponge invertebrate

Ancestry of “ฟองน้ำ”, step by step

ฟองน้ำ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai น้ำ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiน้ำwater; any liquid or fluid; body of water, as...
2Proto-Tai*C̬.namꟲwater

via Thai ฟอง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiฟองegg
2Thaiพองto swell
Every word from Proto-Tai *C̬.namꟲ →Every word from Thai น้ำ →