Where does “ฆ่าช้างเอางา” come from?
ฆ่าช้างเอางา (Thai) comes from Thai งา, from Proto-Tai ŋaːᴬ, from Middle Chinese 牙.
ฆ่าช้างเอางา (Thai): to destroy or sacrifice a significant thing for a...
Definitions
- to destroy or sacrifice a significant thing for a...
Ancestry of “ฆ่าช้างเอางา”, step by step
ฆ่าช้างเอางา traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai งา
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | งา | sesame; tusk; ivory |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | ŋaːᴬ | tusk, ivory; tusk; ivory |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 牙 | — |
via Thai ช้าง
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | ช้าง | elephant; bishop; great |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | ɟaːŋᶜ | elephant |
via Thai ฆ่า
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | ฆ่า | to kill; to put an end to; to get rid of; to... |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | *qaːꟲ | to kill |
Words derived from “ฆ่าช้างเอางา”