Where does “ขี้ผึ้ง” come from?

ขี้ผึ้ง (Thai) comes from Thai ขี้, from Proto-Tai *C̬.qɯjꟲ — excrement.

ขี้ผึ้ง (Thai): beeswax

Definitions

  1. beeswax

Ancestry of “ขี้ผึ้ง”, step by step

ขี้ผึ้ง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ขี้

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiขี้to defecate; to have a bowel movement; faeces;...
2Proto-Tai*C̬.qɯjꟲexcrement

via Thai ผึ้ง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiผึ้งbee
2Proto-Southwestern Taipʰɤŋᶜbee; beeswax

Words derived from “ขี้ผึ้ง”

Every word from Proto-Tai *C̬.qɯjꟲ →Every word from Thai ขี้ →