Where does “รูจมูก” come from?

รูจมูก (Thai) comes from Thai จมูก, from Khmer ច្រមុះ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer muh — nose.

รูจมูก (Thai): nostril

Definitions

  1. nostril

Ancestry of “รูจมูก”, step by step

รูจมูก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai จมูก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiจมูกnose
2Khmerច្រមុះnose; snout; beak
3Proto-Mon-Khmermuhnose

via Thai รู

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiรูhole
2Proto-Tairuːᴬhole
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer muh →Every word from Khmer ច្រមុះ →Every word from Thai จมูก →
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