Where does “หมาป่า” come from?
หมาป่า (Thai) comes from Thai ป่า, from Proto-Tai paːᴮ — grove; wood.
หมาป่า (Thai): wolf
Ancestry of “หมาป่า”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | ป่า | forest; wood; relating to forest; wild; savage |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | paːᴮ | grove; wood |