Where does “หมอฟัน” come from?

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

หมอฟัน (Thai): dentist

Definitions

  1. dentist

Ancestry of “หมอฟัน”, step by step

หมอฟัน 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 ฟัน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiฟันto cut; to slash; to have sex with; tooth
2Proto-Southwestern Taivaŋᴬto listen
3Proto-Taiwalᴬto slash
Every word from Old Chinese 巫 →Every word from Proto-Tai ʰmoːᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai ʰmɔːᴬ →