Where does “จระเข้ฟาดหาง” come from?

จระเข้ฟาดหาง (Thai) comes from Thai หาง, from Proto-Tai trwɤːŋᴬ — tail.

จระเข้ฟาดหาง (Thai): a kick by which a fighter strikes the neck of the rival with his leg in order to knock the rival out

Definitions

  1. a kick by which a fighter strikes the neck of the rival with his leg in order to knock the rival out

Ancestry of “จระเข้ฟาดหาง”, step by step

จระเข้ฟาดหาง traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai หาง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหางtail; end of an object
2Proto-Taitrwɤːŋᴬtail

via Thai จระเข้

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiจระเข้crocodylian

via Thai ฟาด

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiฟาดto whip, to lash, to slash; to swing, to sway
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