Where does “คันเบ็ด” come from?

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

คันเบ็ด (Thai): fishing rod

Definitions

  1. fishing rod

Ancestry of “คันเบ็ด”, step by step

คันเบ็ด 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 เบ็ด

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเบ็ดfishhook
2Proto-Taiɓetᴰfishhook
Every word from Proto-Tai ɣalᴬ →Every word from Thai คัน →