Where does “ขาอ่อน” come from?
ขาอ่อน (Thai) comes from Thai ขา, from Proto-Southwestern Tai qaːᴬ, from Proto-Tai p.qaːᴬ — leg.
ขาอ่อน (Thai): thigh
Ancestry of “ขาอ่อน”, step by step
ขาอ่อน traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ขา
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | ขา | leg; something resembling or suggesting a leg or... |
| 2 | Proto-Southwestern Tai | qaːᴬ | leg |
| 3 | Proto-Tai | p.qaːᴬ | leg |
via Thai อ่อน
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | อ่อน | young; soft |
| 2 | Proto-Southwestern Tai | *ʔɔːnᴮ¹ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Tai | ʔwuːnᴮ | young; soft; young, soft |