Where does “แม่น้ำ” come from?

แม่น้ำ (Thai) comes from Thai น้ำ, from Proto-Tai *C̬.namꟲ — water.

แม่น้ำ (Thai): river

Definitions

  1. river

Ancestry of “แม่น้ำ”, step by step

แม่น้ำ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai น้ำ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiน้ำwater; any liquid or fluid; body of water, as...
2Proto-Tai*C̬.namꟲwater

via Thai แม่

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแม่mother; female head, chief, or leader; woman in...
2Proto-Taimeːᴮmother

Words derived from “แม่น้ำ”

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