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Where does “แหม่ม” come from?

แหม่ม (Thai) comes from English ma’am, from English madam, from Middle English madame, from Old French madame, from Old French dame, from Late Latin domna, from Latin domina, from Latin Dominus — to build; to arrange, to put together.

แหม่ม (Thai): western woman; a term of address to a western...

Definitions

  1. western woman; a term of address to a western...

Ancestry of “แหม่ม”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishma’am—
2Englishmadam"Mrs Grey wondered if the outfit she was trying...
3Middle Englishmadame—
4Old Frenchmadame—
5Old Frenchdamelady; woman
6Late Latindomnalady, mistress
7Latindominalady or mistress of the house
8LatinDominusthe Lord; Lord; The Lord
9Latindomushouse, home; any building or abode; native place,...
10Proto-Italicdomoshouse, home
11Proto-Indo-Europeandṓmhome; house
12Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together
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