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Where does “ขาดคอช้าง” come from?

ขาดคอช้าง (Thai) comes from Thai คอ, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɣɔːᴬ², from Proto-Tai ɣoːᴬ, from Middle Chinese 喉.

ขาดคอช้าง (Thai): to be killed by a cutting blow during an elephant...

Definitions

  1. to be killed by a cutting blow during an elephant...

Ancestry of “ขาดคอช้าง”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiคอneck; throat
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*ɣɔːᴬ²—
3Proto-Taiɣoːᴬneck
4Middle Chinese喉—
Every word from Middle Chinese 喉 →