Where does “เสือดำ” come from?

เสือดำ (Thai) comes from Thai ดำ, from Proto-Tai ɗamᴬ — to dive.

เสือดำ (Thai): panther

Definitions

  1. panther

Ancestry of “เสือดำ”, step by step

เสือดำ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ดำ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiดำto dive; to plant; to transplant; black
2Proto-Taiɗamᴬto dive

via Thai เสือ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเสือtiger; bandit; outlaw
2Proto-Southwestern Taisɯəᴬtiger
Every word from Proto-Tai ɗamᴬ →Every word from Thai ดำ →