Where does “ตับเหล็ก” come from?

ตับเหล็ก (Thai) comes from Thai เหล็ก, from Proto-Southwestern Tai ʰlekᴰ¹ˢ, from Proto-Tai ʰlekᴰ, from Old Chinese 鐵.

ตับเหล็ก (Thai): spleen of a pig

Definitions

  1. spleen of a pig

Ancestry of “ตับเหล็ก”, step by step

ตับเหล็ก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai เหล็ก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเหล็กiron; metal tool; metal; steel; iron
2Proto-Southwestern Taiʰlekᴰ¹ˢiron
3Proto-Taiʰlekᴰiron
4Old Chinese鐵—

via Thai ตับ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiตับliver; skewer for barbecuing fish or chicken;...
2Proto-Southwestern Taitapᴰliver
3Proto-Taitapᴰliver
Every word from Old Chinese 鐵 →Every word from Proto-Tai ʰlekᴰ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai ʰlekᴰ¹ˢ →