Where does “ลูกน้ำ” come from?

ลูกน้ำ (Thai) comes from Thai น้ำ, from Proto-Tai *C̬.namꟲ — water.

ลูกน้ำ (Thai): mosquito larva; comma

Definitions

  1. mosquito larva; comma

Ancestry of “ลูกน้ำ”, step by step

ลูกน้ำ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai น้ำ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiน้ำwater; any liquid or fluid; body of water, as...
2Proto-Tai*C̬.namꟲwater

via Thai ลูก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiลูกball; round object; fruit; subordinate; person of...
2Proto-Tailɯ:kᴰchild

Words derived from “ลูกน้ำ”

Every word from Proto-Tai *C̬.namꟲ →Every word from Thai น้ำ →