Where does “อุ้มบุญ” come from?
อุ้มบุญ (Thai) comes from Thai บุญ, from Pali puñña, from Sanskrit पुण्य — the good or right, virtue, purity, good work,...
อุ้มบุญ (Thai): to act as a surrogate mother
Definitions
- to act as a surrogate mother
Ancestry of “อุ้มบุญ”, step by step
อุ้มบุญ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai บุญ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | บุญ | delight; happiness; merit; favourable outcome of... |
| 2 | Pali | puñña | merit |
| 3 | Sanskrit | पुण्य | the good or right, virtue, purity, good work,... |
via Thai อุ้ม
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | อุ้ม | to bear, carry, hold, or lift up using or as if... |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | ʔuːmᶜ | to carry in the arms |
Words derived from “อุ้มบุญ”