Where does “มัดจำ” come from?
มัดจำ (Thai) comes from Thai มด, from Proto-Malayic *əmbun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ambun, from Proto-Austronesian ambun — dew.
มัดจำ (Thai): deposit
Ancestry of “มัดจำ”, step by step
มัดจำ 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 จำ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | จำ | to stay or remain; to cause to stay or remain; to... |
| 2 | Old Khmer | cāṃ | — |