Where does “คันโยก” come from?

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

คันโยก (Thai): lever, controlling handle

Definitions

  1. lever, controlling handle

Ancestry of “คันโยก”, step by step

คันโยก 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 โยก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiโยกto rock; to sway
Every word from Proto-Tai ɣalᴬ →Every word from Thai คัน →