Where does “มัวเมา” come from?

มัวเมา (Thai) comes from Thai เมา, from Proto-Tai mawᴬ — drunk.

มัวเมา (Thai): addicted; possessed; infatuated

Definitions

  1. addicted; possessed; infatuated

Ancestry of “มัวเมา”, step by step

มัวเมา traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai เมา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเมาto be intoxicated, as with alcoholic beverage,...
2Proto-Taimawᴬdrunk

via Thai มัว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiมัวcloudy, dim, gloomy, unclear
Every word from Proto-Tai mawᴬ →Every word from Thai เมา →