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

  1. expert; wizard; fortuneteller; clairvoyant;...

Ancestry of “หมอ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Southwestern Taiʰmɔːᴬshaman
2Proto-Taiʰmoːᴬshaman
3Old Chinese巫—

Words derived from “หมอ”

Every word from Old Chinese 巫 →Every word from Proto-Tai ʰmoːᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai ʰmɔːᴬ →