Where does “ลมจับ” come from?

ลมจับ (Thai) comes from Thai ลม, from Proto-Tai *C̬.lɯmᴬ — wind.

ลมจับ (Thai): to faint; to swoon

Definitions

  1. to faint; to swoon

Ancestry of “ลมจับ”, step by step

ลมจับ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ลม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiลมwind; breeze; air; intestinal gas
2Proto-Tai*C̬.lɯmᴬwind

via Thai จับ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiจับto touch; to grab; to grasp; to grip; to hold; to...
2Proto-Taicapᴰto grasp; to perch
Every word from Proto-Tai *C̬.lɯmᴬEvery word from Thai ลม