Where does “กบไสไม้” come from?

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

กบไสไม้ (Thai): plane; planer tool for smoothing wood by removing thin layers from surface

Definitions

  1. plane; planer tool for smoothing wood by removing thin layers from surface

Ancestry of “กบไสไม้”, step by step

กบไสไม้ traces back through 3 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 ไม้

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiไม้wood; stick; log; tree; plant; mark
2Proto-Tai*mwajꟲ

via Thai ไส

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiไสto move along an even floor; four; fourth son
Every word from Old Khmer nāyEvery word from Thai นายEvery word from Thai เลือก