Where does “ซาง” come from?

ซาง (Saek) comes from Proto-Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ, from Middle Chinese 象, from Old Chinese 象 — elephant.

ซาง (Saek): elephant

Definitions

  1. elephant

Ancestry of “ซาง”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Tai*ɟaːŋꟲelephant
2Middle Chinese象elephant; image, resemblance
3Old Chinese象elephant
Every word from Old Chinese 象 →Every word from Middle Chinese 象 →Every word from Proto-Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ →