Where does “หมาไม้” come from?

หมาไม้ (Thai) comes from Thai ไม้, from Proto-Tai *mwajꟲ.

หมาไม้ (Thai): yellow-throated marten

Definitions

  1. yellow-throated marten

Ancestry of “หมาไม้”, step by step

หมาไม้ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ไม้

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiไม้wood; stick; log; tree; plant; mark
2Proto-Tai*mwajꟲ—

via Thai หมา

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