Where does “คอคอด” come from?

คอคอด (Thai) comes from Thai คอ, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɣɔːᴬ², from Proto-Tai ɣoːᴬ, from Middle Chinese 喉.

คอคอด (Thai): isthmus

Definitions

  1. isthmus

Ancestry of “คอคอด”, step by step

คอคอด traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai คอ

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

via Thai คอด

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiคอดnarrowed; constricted
Every word from Middle Chinese 喉 →Every word from Proto-Tai ɣoːᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɣɔːᴬ² →