Where does “โพดำ” come from?

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

โพดำ (Thai): spade

Definitions

  1. spade

Ancestry of “โพดำ”, step by step

โพดำ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ดำ

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

via Thai โพ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiโพsacred fig
Every word from Proto-Tai ɗamᴬ →Every word from Thai ดำ →
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