Where does “หมอนวด” come from?

หมอนวด (Thai) comes from Thai หมอ, from Proto-Southwestern Tai ʰmɔːᴬ, from Proto-Tai ʰmoːᴬ, from Old Chinese 巫.

หมอนวด (Thai): masseur, masseuse

Definitions

  1. masseur, masseuse

Ancestry of “หมอนวด”, step by step

หมอนวด traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai หมอ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหมอexpert; wizard; fortuneteller; clairvoyant;...
2Proto-Southwestern Taiʰmɔːᴬshaman
3Proto-Taiʰmoːᴬshaman
4Old Chinese巫—

via Thai นวด

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiนวดto massage; to knead
2Proto-Southwestern Tainuətᴰ²ᴸto massage; to rub
Every word from Old Chinese 巫 →Every word from Proto-Tai ʰmoːᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai ʰmɔːᴬ →