Where does “ໄກ່ຕີ” come from?

ໄກ່ຕີ (Lao) comes from Lao ໄກ່, from Proto-Tai kajᴮ, from Middle Chinese 雞.

ໄກ່ຕີ (Lao): gamecock

Definitions

  1. gamecock

Ancestry of “ໄກ່ຕີ”, step by step

ໄກ່ຕີ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ໄກ່

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoໄກ່chicken
2Proto-Taikajᴮchicken
3Middle Chinese雞—

via Lao ຕີ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຕີto hit; to fight
Every word from Middle Chinese 雞 →Every word from Proto-Tai kajᴮ →Every word from Lao ໄກ່ →