Where does “โลมา” come from?

โลมา (Thai) comes from Pali loma, from Sanskrit लोमन् — (etc.).

โลมา (Thai): dolphin

Definitions

  1. dolphin

Ancestry of “โลมา”, step by step

โลมา traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali loma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palilomahair of the body
2Sanskritलोमन्(etc.)

via Malay lumba-lumba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaylumba-lumbadolphin aquatic mammal
Every word from Sanskrit लोमन् →Every word from Pali loma →
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