Where does “เงามัว” come from?

เงามัว (Thai) comes from Thai เงา, from Proto-Tai ŋawᴬ — shadow; reflection.

เงามัว (Thai): penumbra

Definitions

  1. penumbra

Ancestry of “เงามัว”, step by step

เงามัว traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai เงา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเงาshadow; reflection; shiny, polished, glossy
2Proto-Taiŋawᴬshadow; reflection

via Thai มัว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiมัวcloudy, dim, gloomy, unclear
Every word from Proto-Tai ŋawᴬ →Every word from Thai เงา →