Where does “กระดานหก” come from?

กระดานหก (Thai) comes from Thai หก, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *xrokᴰ¹ˢ, from Proto-Tai krokᴰ, from Old Chinese 六.

กระดานหก (Thai): seesaw board

Definitions

  1. seesaw board

Ancestry of “กระดานหก”, step by step

กระดานหก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai หก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหก6; six; to spill
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*xrokᴰ¹ˢ—
3Proto-Taikrokᴰsix
4Old Chinese六—

via Thai กระดาน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกระดานboard; plank; board for writing, drawing, etc, as...
2Thaiขดานboard; plank; board for writing, drawing, etc, as...
3Old Khmerខ្តារ៑—
Every word from Old Chinese 六 →Every word from Proto-Tai krokᴰ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *xrokᴰ¹ˢ →