Where does “แม่มด” come from?
แม่มด (Thai) comes from Thai มด, from Proto-Malayic *əmbun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ambun, from Proto-Austronesian ambun — dew.
แม่มด (Thai): sorceress; witch
Ancestry of “แม่มด”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | มด | person of occult knowledge; person who practices... |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | *əmbun | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ambun | dew |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | ambun | dew |
Words derived from “แม่มด”