Where does “คอหอย” come from?

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

คอหอย (Thai): pharynx

Definitions

  1. pharynx

Ancestry of “คอหอย”, step by step

คอหอย 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 หอย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหอยmollusk, such as shell, shellfish, snail, etc;...
2Proto-Taihoːjᴬshellfish

Words derived from “คอหอย”

Every word from Middle Chinese 喉 →Every word from Proto-Tai ɣoːᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɣɔːᴬ² →