Where does “ถั่วเขียว” come from?

ถั่วเขียว (Thai) comes from Thai ถั่ว, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *tʰuəᴮ¹, from Middle Chinese 豆 — bean.

ถั่วเขียว (Thai): mung bean

Definitions

  1. mung bean

Ancestry of “ถั่วเขียว”, step by step

ถั่วเขียว traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ถั่ว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiถั่วlegume; bean; pea; nut
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*tʰuəᴮ¹—
3Middle Chinese豆bean

via Thai เขียว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเขียวgreen; indigo; having an unfavourable smell like...
2Proto-Taixiəwᴬgreen
Every word from Middle Chinese 豆 →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *tʰuəᴮ¹ →Every word from Thai ถั่ว →