Where does “หางนม” come from?

หางนม (Thai) comes from Thai นม, from Pali nāma, from Sanskrit नामन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

หางนม (Thai): whey

Definitions

  1. whey

Ancestry of “หางนม”, step by step

หางนม traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai นม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiนมmilk; breast
2Palināmaname; immaterial factors such as consciousness...
3Sanskritनामन्name, personal name, appellation; a...
4Proto-Indo-AryanHnā́ma—
5Proto-Indo-IranianHnā́maname
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

via Thai หาง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหางtail; end of an object
2Proto-Taitrwɤːŋᴬtail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́ma →