Where does “ตัก” come from?

ตัก (Thai) comes from Proto-Palaungic *-taːk, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *nt₁aak.

ตัก (Thai): to ladle out; to dip out; to scoop; lap: flat...

Definitions

  1. to ladle out; to dip out; to scoop; lap: flat...

Ancestry of “ตัก”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Palaungic*-taːk—
2Proto-Mon-Khmer*nt₁aak—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer *nt₁aak →Every word from Proto-Palaungic *-taːk →
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