Where does “สนามม้า” come from?

สนามม้า (Thai) comes from Thai ม้า, from Proto-Tai maːᶜ — horse.

สนามม้า (Thai): racecourse, race track, turf (for horse racing)

Definitions

  1. racecourse, race track, turf (for horse racing)

Ancestry of “สนามม้า”, step by step

สนามม้า traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ม้า

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiม้าhorse: the mammal "Equus caballus" of the family...
2Proto-Taimaːᶜhorse

via Thai สนาม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสนามfield; ground
2Old Khmersnāṃ—
Every word from Proto-Tai maːᶜ →Every word from Thai ม้า →