Where does “ขนนก” come from?
ขนนก (Thai) comes from Thai นก, from English Nuuk, from Danish Nuuk, from Greenlandic Nuuk, from Greenlandic nuuk — cape.
ขนนก (Thai): feather
Definitions
- feather
Ancestry of “ขนนก”, step by step
ขนนก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai นก
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | นก | bird; to be ignored or refused by a person; to... |
| 2 | English | Nuuk | — |
| 3 | Danish | Nuuk | — |
| 4 | Greenlandic | Nuuk | — |
| 5 | Greenlandic | nuuk | cape |
via Thai ขน
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ขน | body hair; fur; wool; feather |