From Proto-Tai *prɤmᴬ (“head hair”). Cognate with Thai ผม (pǒm), Lao ຜົມ (phom), Lü ᦕᦳᧄ (ṗhum), Shan ၽူမ် (phǔum), Ahom 𑜇𑜪𑜤 (phaṃu), Zhuang byoem, Shangsi Zhuang pʰomᴬ¹, Saek ผรั่ม.
ᨹᩫ᩠ᨾ • (phom)