Where does “ส้มป่อย” come from?

ส้มป่อย (Thai) comes from Thai ส้ม, from Proto-Tai *sɤmꟲ — sour.

ส้มป่อย (Thai): Senegalia rugata (syn. Acacia concinna)

Definitions

  1. Senegalia rugata (syn. Acacia concinna)

Ancestry of “ส้มป่อย”, step by step

ส้มป่อย traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ส้ม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiส้มorange; sour
2Proto-Tai*sɤmꟲsour

via Thai ปอย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiปอยlock or tuft of hair
Every word from Proto-Tai *sɤmꟲ →Every word from Thai ส้ม →