Where does “ขนอ่อน” come from?

ขนอ่อน (Thai) comes from Thai อ่อน, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʔɔːnᴮ¹, from Proto-Tai ʔwuːnᴮ — young; soft; young, soft.

ขนอ่อน (Thai): down (feather)

Definitions

  1. down (feather)

Ancestry of “ขนอ่อน”, step by step

ขนอ่อน traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai อ่อน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiอ่อนyoung; soft
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*ʔɔːnᴮ¹
3Proto-Taiʔwuːnᴮyoung; soft; young, soft

via Thai ขน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiขนbody hair; fur; wool; feather
Every word from Proto-Tai ʔwuːnᴮEvery word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʔɔːnᴮ¹Every word from Thai อ่อน