Where does “ดาวแคระน้ำตาล” come from?

ดาวแคระน้ำตาล (Thai) comes from Thai น้ำตาล, from Thai ตาล, from Proto-Malayic tali, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian talih, from Proto-Austronesian CaliS, from Spanish cáliz, from Old Portuguese calez, from Latin calix — to swell; to be strong.

ดาวแคระน้ำตาล (Thai): brown dwarf

Definitions

  1. brown dwarf

Ancestry of “ดาวแคระน้ำตาล”, step by step

ดาวแคระน้ำตาล traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai น้ำตาล

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiน้ำตาลpalmyra palm juice; a traditional intoxicating...
2Thaiตาลpalmyra palm: the plant "Borassus flabellifer" L....
3Proto-Malayictalirope, cord, twine, string
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantalihrope, cord, twine, string
5Proto-AustronesianCaliSrope, cord, twine, string
6Spanishcálizchalice, goblet; cup, glass; calyx
7Old Portuguesecalez
8Latincalixcup, chalice; cooking pot; small pipe
9Ancient GreekκάλυξSome kind of woman's ornament; A covering of a...
10Ancient Greekκύωto conceive, become pregnant; to impregnate
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewh₁-to swell; to be strong

via Thai ดาว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiดาวstar; celebrity; starfish
2Proto-Tait.naːwᴬstar

via Thai แคระ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแคระdwarf; stunted; short
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁-Every word from Ancient Greek κύωEvery word from Ancient Greek κάλυξ