Where does “หมีคน” come from?

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

หมีคน (Thai): sun bear

Definitions

  1. sun bear

Ancestry of “หมีคน”, step by step

หมีคน 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 คน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiคนperson; people; human being; to stir; to...
2Proto-Taiɢwɯnᴬhuman being, person; human; person; human being;...
Every word from Proto-Tai hiːᴬ →Every word from Thai หี →Every word from Thai หมี →