Where does “หมอ” come from?
หมอ (Thai) comes from Proto-Southwestern Tai ʰmɔːᴬ, from Proto-Tai ʰmoːᴬ, from Old Chinese 巫.
หมอ (Thai): expert; wizard; fortuneteller; clairvoyant;...
Definitions
- expert; wizard; fortuneteller; clairvoyant;...
Ancestry of “หมอ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Southwestern Tai | ʰmɔːᴬ | shaman |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | ʰmoːᴬ | shaman |
| 3 | Old Chinese | 巫 | — |