Where does “ตะขอ” come from?

ตะขอ (Thai) comes from Thai ตาขอ, from Thai ขอ, from Proto-Tai xɔːᴬ — hook.

ตะขอ (Thai): hook

Definitions

  1. hook

Ancestry of “ตะขอ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiตาขอhook, long-handled hook, gaff
2Thaiขอhook curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something
3Proto-Taixɔːᴬhook
Every word from Proto-Tai xɔːᴬ →Every word from Thai ขอ →Every word from Thai ตาขอ →