Where does “คอแข็ง” come from?

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

คอแข็ง (Thai): speechless; wordless; inarticulate; having a high...

Definitions

  1. speechless; wordless; inarticulate; having a high...

Ancestry of “คอแข็ง”, step by step

คอแข็ง 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 แข็ง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแข็งhard; rigid
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*kʰɛːŋᴬ¹—
3Proto-Tai*k.reːŋᴬ—
Every word from Middle Chinese 喉 →Every word from Proto-Tai ɣoːᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɣɔːᴬ² →