Where does “ของคาว” come from?

ของคาว (Thai) comes from Thai คาว, from Proto-Tai ɣaːwᴬ — fishy.

ของคาว (Thai): dish

Definitions

  1. dish

Ancestry of “ของคาว”, step by step

ของคาว traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai คาว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiคาวsmell of fish; or meat dish; fishy; smelly
2Proto-Taiɣaːwᴬfishy

via Thai ของ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiของthing; item; article; stuff; matter; possession;...
2Proto-Taiχɔːŋᴬthing
Every word from Proto-Tai ɣaːwᴬ →Every word from Thai คาว →