Where does “หม้อไฟ” come from?

หม้อไฟ (Thai) comes from Thai ไฟ, from Proto-Tai wɤjᴬ — fire.

หม้อไฟ (Thai): a soup pot with underneath stove and central...

Definitions

  1. a soup pot with underneath stove and central...

Ancestry of “หม้อไฟ”, step by step

หม้อไฟ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ไฟ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiไฟfire; flame; light; light source; electricity
2Proto-Taiwɤjᴬfire

via Thai หม้อ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหม้อpot; cauldron; vagina; to womanize
2Proto-Tai*ʰmoːꟲ—
Every word from Proto-Tai wɤjᴬ →Every word from Thai ไฟ →