Where does “หมีขอ” come from?

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

หมีขอ (Thai): binturong

Definitions

  1. binturong

Ancestry of “หมีขอ”, step by step

หมีขอ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai หมี

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหมีbear: a member of the family Ursidae; Obsolete...
2Thaiหีvagina; anus
3Proto-Taihiːᴬvagina

via Thai ขอ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiขอhook curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something
2Proto-Taixɔːᴬhook
Every word from Proto-Tai hiːᴬ →Every word from Thai หี →Every word from Thai หมี →
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