Where does “หมาป่า” come from?

หมาป่า (Thai) comes from Thai ป่า, from Proto-Tai paːᴮ — grove; wood.

หมาป่า (Thai): wolf

Definitions

  1. wolf

Ancestry of “หมาป่า”, step by step

หมาป่า traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ป่า

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiป่าforest; wood; relating to forest; wild; savage
2Proto-Taipaːᴮgrove; wood

via Thai หมา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหมาcanine: any animal of the family Canidae, as dog,...
2Proto-Taiʰmaːᴬdog; to come
Every word from Proto-Tai paːᴮ →Every word from Thai ป่า →
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