Where does “หมี” come from?

หมี (Thai) comes from Thai หี, from Proto-Tai hiːᴬ — vagina.

หมี (Thai): bear: a member of the family Ursidae; Obsolete...

Definitions

  1. bear: a member of the family Ursidae; Obsolete...

Ancestry of “หมี”, step by step

หมี traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai หี

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหีvagina; anus
2Proto-Taihiːᴬvagina

via Proto-Tai ʰmwɯjᴬ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Taiʰmwɯjᴬbear

Words derived from “หมี

Every word from Proto-Tai hiːᴬEvery word from Thai หี