Where does “แม่นม” come from?

แม่นม (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.

แม่นม (Thai): wet nurse

Definitions

wet nurse

Ancestry of “แม่นม”, step by step

แม่นม traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai นม

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Thai	นม	milk; breast
2	Pali	nāma	name; immaterial factors such as consciousness...
3	Sanskrit	नामन्	name, personal name, appellation; a...
4	Proto-Indo-Aryan	Hnā́ma	—
5	Proto-Indo-Iranian	Hnā́ma	name
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₁nómn̥	name
7	Proto-Indo-European	h₃neh₃-	to name

via Thai แม่

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Thai	แม่	mother; female head, chief, or leader; woman in...
2	Proto-Tai	meːᴮ	mother

Words derived from “แม่นม”

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