Where does “ก้นหอย” come from?

ก้นหอย (Thai) comes from Thai ก้น, from Proto-Tai konᶜ — buttock.

ก้นหอย (Thai): spiral; helix; whorl

Definitions

  1. spiral; helix; whorl

Ancestry of “ก้นหอย”, step by step

ก้นหอย traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ก้น

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiก้นbuttocks; bottom
2Proto-Taikonᶜbuttock

via Thai หอย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหอยmollusk, such as shell, shellfish, snail, etc;...
2Proto-Taihoːjᴬshellfish
Every word from Proto-Tai konᶜ →Every word from Thai ก้น →