Where does “กล้วยไม้” come from?

กล้วยไม้ (Thai) comes from Thai ไม้, from Proto-Tai *mwajꟲ.

กล้วยไม้ (Thai): orchid

Definitions

  1. orchid

Ancestry of “กล้วยไม้”, step by step

กล้วยไม้ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ไม้

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

via Thai กล้วย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกล้วยbanana; easy; simple; orchid
2Proto-Tai*kluəjꟲbanana
Every word from Proto-Tai *mwajꟲ →Every word from Thai ไม้ →