Where does “คันชัก” come from?

คันชัก (Thai) comes from Thai คัน, from Proto-Tai ɣalᴬ — dike between rice fields; to itch.

คันชัก (Thai): (violin) bow

Definitions

  1. (violin) bow

Ancestry of “คันชัก”, step by step

คันชัก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai คัน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiคันrod; handle; dike; ridge; to itch
2Proto-Taiɣalᴬdike between rice fields; to itch

via Thai ชัก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiชักto pull, draw, or drag; to deduct; to subtract;...
Every word from Proto-Tai ɣalᴬEvery word from Thai คัน