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Where does “ชาวเขา” come from?

ชาวเขา (Thai) comes from Thai เขา, from Proto-Tai qawᴬ — horn.

ชาวเขา (Thai): a tribesman who lives in the mountains; a hillman

Definitions

  1. a tribesman who lives in the mountains; a hillman

Ancestry of “ชาวเขา”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเขาhe; she; they; I; oneself; one who is not on...
2Proto-Taiqawᴬhorn
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