Where does “กะหล่ำดาว” come from?

กะหล่ำดาว (Thai) comes from Thai กะหล่ำ, from Persian کلم, from Middle Persian kalamb, from Ancient Greek κράμβη — cabbage.

กะหล่ำดาว (Thai): Brussels sprout

Definitions

  1. Brussels sprout

Ancestry of “กะหล่ำดาว”, step by step

กะหล่ำดาว traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai กะหล่ำ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกะหล่ำwild cabbage
2Persianکلمcabbage
3Middle Persiankalamb—
4Ancient Greekκράμβηcabbage

via Thai ดาว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiดาวstar; celebrity; starfish
2Proto-Tait.naːwᴬstar
Every word from Ancient Greek κράμβη →Every word from Middle Persian kalamb →Every word from Persian کلم →