Where does “ขุนทอง” come from?

ขุนทอง (Thai) comes from Thai ทอง, from Old Chinese 銅.

ขุนทอง (Thai): common hill myna (Gracula religiosa)

Definitions

  1. common hill myna (Gracula religiosa)

Ancestry of “ขุนทอง”, step by step

ขุนทอง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ทอง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiทองgold; feces; any metallic material, such as...
2Old Chinese銅—

via Thai ขุน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiขุนchief, lord, master, leader; ruler,...
2Middle Chinese君—
Every word from Old Chinese 銅 →Every word from Thai ทอง →