Where does “อมยิ้ม” come from?

อมยิ้ม (Thai) comes from Thai อม, from Proto-Tai ʔɤmᴬ — to hold in the mouth.

อมยิ้ม (Thai): lollipop; sucker; to give a mild smile,...

Definitions

  1. lollipop; sucker; to give a mild smile,...

Ancestry of “อมยิ้ม”, step by step

อมยิ้ม traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai อม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiอมto hold in the mouth; to hold inside; to keep...
2Proto-Taiʔɤmᴬto hold in the mouth

via Thai ยิ้ม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiยิ้มsmile; to smile; to fuck: to have sex
Every word from Proto-Tai ʔɤmᴬ →Every word from Thai อม →
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