Where does “คอห่าน” come from?

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

คอห่าน (Thai): closet bend; trapway

Definitions

  1. closet bend; trapway

Ancestry of “คอห่าน”, step by step

คอห่าน 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 ห่าน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiห่านgoose
2Proto-Taihaːnᴮgoose
Every word from Middle Chinese 喉 →Every word from Proto-Tai ɣoːᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɣɔːᴬ² →