Where does “ต้มข่า” come from?

ต้มข่า (Thai) comes from Thai ต้ม, from Proto-Tai tomᶜ — to boil.

ต้มข่า (Thai): tom kha

Definitions

  1. tom kha

Ancestry of “ต้มข่า”, step by step

ต้มข่า traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ต้ม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiต้มto boil; to trick; to deceive; to sham
2Proto-Taitomᶜto boil

via Thai ข่า

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiข่าgalangal
2Proto-Taixaːᴮgalangal

Words derived from “ต้มข่า”

Every word from Proto-Tai tomᶜ →Every word from Thai ต้ม →
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