Where does “ค่าแรง” come from?

ค่าแรง (Thai) comes from Thai แรง, from Proto-Tai reːŋᴬ — strong; strength.

ค่าแรง (Thai): wage; labour cost

Definitions

  1. wage; labour cost

Ancestry of “ค่าแรง”, step by step

ค่าแรง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai แรง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแรงstrength; power; energy; labor; effort; strong;...
2Proto-Taireːŋᴬstrong; strength

via Thai ค่า

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiค่าprice, cost, fee; Alternative form of ค่ะ
2Middle Chinese價—
Every word from Proto-Tai reːŋᴬ →Every word from Thai แรง →