Where does “ว่านน้ำ” come from?

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

ว่านน้ำ (Thai): sweet flag

Definitions

  1. sweet flag

Ancestry of “ว่านน้ำ”, step by step

ว่านน้ำ 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 วาน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiวานyesterday; to ask or request for assistance
2Proto-Taiŋwaːᴬyesterday
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