Where does “หมีขาว” come from?

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

หมีขาว (Thai): polar bear

Definitions

  1. polar bear

Ancestry of “หมีขาว”, step by step

หมีขาว 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 ขาว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiขาวwhite
2Proto-Taixaːwᴬwhite
Every word from Proto-Tai hiːᴬ →Every word from Thai หี →Every word from Thai หมี →