Where does “มด” come from?

มด (Thai) comes from Proto-Malayic *əmbun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ambun, from Proto-Austronesian ambun — dew.

มด (Thai): person of occult knowledge; person who practices...

Definitions

  1. person of occult knowledge; person who practices...

Ancestry of “มด”, step by step

มด traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayic *əmbun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*əmbundew moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianambundew
3Proto-Austronesianambundew

via Old Chinese 巫

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Chinese巫—

via Middle Chinese 密

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese密—

Words derived from “มด”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian ambun →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ambun →Every word from Proto-Malayic *əmbun →