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
- 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.