Where does “ควายเหล็ก” come from?

ควายเหล็ก (Thai) comes from Thai เหล็ก, from Proto-Southwestern Tai ʰlekᴰ¹ˢ, from Proto-Tai ʰlekᴰ, from Old Chinese 鐵.

ควายเหล็ก (Thai): two-wheel tractor, walking tractor, single-axle...

Definitions

  1. two-wheel tractor, walking tractor, single-axle...

Ancestry of “ควายเหล็ก”, step by step

ควายเหล็ก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai เหล็ก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเหล็กiron; metal tool; metal; steel; iron
2Proto-Southwestern Taiʰlekᴰ¹ˢiron
3Proto-Taiʰlekᴰiron
4Old Chinese鐵—

via Thai ควาย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiควายwater buffalo: the animal Bubalus bubalis of the...
2Proto-Taiɣwaːjᴬwater buffalo
Every word from Old Chinese 鐵 →Every word from Proto-Tai ʰlekᴰ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai ʰlekᴰ¹ˢ →