Where does “วันแม่” come from?

วันแม่ (Thai) comes from Thai วัน, from Sanskrit वन, from Proto-Indo-European wen- — to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to...

วันแม่ (Thai): Mother's Day

Definitions

  1. Mother's Day

Ancestry of “วันแม่”, step by step

วันแม่ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai วัน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiวันday; daytime; today
2Sanskritवनa tree; a forest, wood, grove, thicket, quantity...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwen-to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to...

via Thai แม่

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแม่mother; female head, chief, or leader; woman in...
2Proto-Taimeːᴮmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wen-Every word from Sanskrit वनEvery word from Thai วัน