Where does “กระจกเงา” come from?

กระจกเงา (Thai) comes from Thai กระจก, from Sanskrit काचक, from Sanskrit -क, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *-kas.

กระจกเงา (Thai): mirror

Definitions

  1. mirror

Ancestry of “กระจกเงา”, step by step

กระจกเงา traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai กระจก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกระจกpane, piece, or sheet of glass; cataract: eye...
2Sanskritकाचकglass
3Sanskrit-कdoer, maker
4Proto-Indo-Aryan*-kas—

via Thai เงา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเงาshadow; reflection; shiny, polished, glossy
2Proto-Taiŋawᴬshadow; reflection
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *-kas →Every word from Sanskrit -क →Every word from Sanskrit काचक →