Where does “ตึกระฟ้า” come from?

ตึกระฟ้า (Thai) comes from Thai ฟ้า, from Proto-Tai *vaːꟲ — sky.

ตึกระฟ้า (Thai): skyscraper

Definitions

  1. skyscraper

Ancestry of “ตึกระฟ้า”, step by step

ตึกระฟ้า traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ฟ้า

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiฟ้าsky; air; heaven; royal person; light blue; sky...
2Proto-Tai*vaːꟲsky

via Thai ตก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiตกto fall; to drop
2Proto-Taitokᴰto drop

via Thai ระ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiระto scrape; to brush against
Every word from Proto-Tai *vaːꟲ →Every word from Thai ฟ้า →