Where does “กระดูกงู” come from?

กระดูกงู (Thai) comes from Thai งู, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ŋuːᴬ⁴, from Proto-Tai ŋwɯːᴬ — snake.

กระดูกงู (Thai): keel

Definitions

  1. keel

Ancestry of “กระดูกงู”, step by step

กระดูกงู traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai งู

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiงูsnake; penis
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*ŋuːᴬ⁴—
3Proto-Taiŋwɯːᴬsnake

via Thai กระดูก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกระดูกbone
2Thaiกระaugmentative prefix; freckle; spot; hawksbill sea...
Every word from Proto-Tai ŋwɯːᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ŋuːᴬ⁴ →Every word from Thai งู →