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

ขาดคอช้าง traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai คอ

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

via Thai ช้าง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiช้างelephant; bishop; great
2Proto-Taiɟaːŋᶜelephant

via Thai ขาด

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiขาดto lack; to need; to miss; to be torn; to be...
2Proto-Taiqaːtᴰto stop; to cease; to pause
Every word from Middle Chinese 喉 →Every word from Proto-Tai ɣoːᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɣɔːᴬ² →