Where does “กองไฟ” come from?

กองไฟ (Thai) comes from Thai ไฟ, from Proto-Tai wɤjᴬ — fire.

กองไฟ (Thai): campfire

Definitions

  1. campfire

Ancestry of “กองไฟ”, step by step

กองไฟ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ไฟ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiไฟfire; flame; light; light source; electricity
2Proto-Taiwɤjᴬfire

via Thai กอง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกองheap; pile; stack; mound; to pile up; to pile; to...
2Proto-Taikoːŋᴬto heap up
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