Where does “ช้างเผือก” come from?

ช้างเผือก (Thai) comes from Thai ช้าง, from Proto-Tai ɟaːŋᶜ — elephant.

ช้างเผือก (Thai): white elephant, traditionally believed to be one of the seven precious things, known as สัปตรัตนะ, that a จักรพรรดิ should possess

Definitions

  1. white elephant, traditionally believed to be one of the seven precious things, known as สัปตรัตนะ, that a จักรพรรดิ should possess

Ancestry of “ช้างเผือก”, step by step

ช้างเผือก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ช้าง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiช้างelephant; bishop; great
2Proto-Taiɟaːŋᶜelephant

via Thai เผือก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเผือกtaro: the plant "Colocasia esculenta" of the...
2Thaiเสือกto forcibly or aggressively drive, push, put, or...

Words derived from “ช้างเผือก

Every word from Proto-Tai ɟaːŋᶜEvery word from Thai ช้าง