Where does “ลูกอม” come from?

ลูกอม (Thai) comes from Thai ลูก, from Proto-Tai lɯ:kᴰ — child.

ลูกอม (Thai): candy, sweets

Definitions

  1. candy, sweets

Ancestry of “ลูกอม”, step by step

ลูกอม traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ลูก

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

via Thai อม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiอมto hold in the mouth; to hold inside; to keep...
2Proto-Taiʔɤmᴬto hold in the mouth
Every word from Proto-Tai lɯ:kᴰ →Every word from Thai ลูก →