Where does “หนองน้ำ” come from?

หนองน้ำ (Thai) comes from Thai หนอง, from Proto-Tai ʰnoːŋᴬ, from Middle Chinese 膿.

หนองน้ำ (Thai): swamp, mire

Definitions

  1. swamp, mire

Ancestry of “หนองน้ำ”, step by step

หนองน้ำ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai หนอง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหนองmarsh, swamp, bog; pus
2Proto-Taiʰnoːŋᴬpus
3Middle Chinese膿—

via Thai น้ำ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiน้ำwater; any liquid or fluid; body of water, as...
2Proto-Tai*C̬.namꟲwater
Every word from Middle Chinese 膿 →Every word from Proto-Tai ʰnoːŋᴬ →Every word from Thai หนอง →