Where does “มะลิ” come from?

มะลิ (Thai) comes from Old Khmer muliḥ ~ mali, from Sanskrit मल्लि — a kind of jasmine, Jasminum sambac.

มะลิ (Thai): Arabian jasmine: the plant "Jasminum sambac" of...

Definitions

  1. Arabian jasmine: the plant "Jasminum sambac" of...

Ancestry of “มะลิ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Khmermuliḥ ~ malithe plant "Jasminum sambac"
2Sanskritमल्लिa kind of jasmine, Jasminum sambac

Words derived from “มะลิ”

Every word from Sanskrit मल्लि →Every word from Old Khmer muliḥ ~ mali →