Where does “กบเหลา” come from?
กบเหลา (Thai) comes from Thai กบ, from Thai เลือก, from Thai นาย, from Old Khmer nāy.
กบเหลา (Thai): pencil sharpener
Ancestry of “กบเหลา”, step by step
กบเหลา traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai กบ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | กบ | a group of words/syllables ending with -p sound;... |
| 2 | Thai | เลือก | to choose; to select; to pick; to elect |
| 3 | Thai | นาย | chief; lord; master; the lowest noble rank of... |
| 4 | Old Khmer | nāy | — |
via Thai เหลา
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | เหลา | to sharpen; to smoothen; restaurant; disgrace;... |
| 2 | Chinese | 樓 | building |