Where does “กบนา” come from?

กบนา (Thai) comes from Thai กบ, from Thai เลือก, from Thai นาย, from Old Khmer nāy.

กบนา (Thai): Chinese edible frog (Hoplobatrachus chinensis, syn. Hoplobatrachus rugulosus)

Definitions

  1. Chinese edible frog (Hoplobatrachus chinensis, syn. Hoplobatrachus rugulosus)

Ancestry of “กบนา”, step by step

กบนา traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai กบ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกบa group of words/syllables ending with -p sound;...
2Thaiเลือกto choose; to select; to pick; to elect
3Thaiนายchief; lord; master; the lowest noble rank of...
4Old Khmernāy—

via Thai นา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiนาpaddy field; area similar to rice field that used...
2Proto-Tainaːᴬpaddy field
Every word from Old Khmer nāy →Every word from Thai นาย →Every word from Thai เลือก →