Where does “หม้อน้ำ” come from?

หม้อน้ำ (Thai) comes from Thai น้ำ, from Proto-Tai *C̬.namꟲ — water.

หม้อน้ำ (Thai): boiler; radiator

Definitions

  1. boiler; radiator

Ancestry of “หม้อน้ำ”, step by step

หม้อน้ำ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai น้ำ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiน้ำwater; any liquid or fluid; body of water, as...
2Proto-Tai*C̬.namꟲwater

via Thai หม้อ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหม้อpot; cauldron; vagina; to womanize
2Proto-Tai*ʰmoːꟲ
Every word from Proto-Tai *C̬.namꟲEvery word from Thai น้ำ