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
Ancestry of “ถั่วเขียว”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | ถั่ว | legume; bean; pea; nut |
| 2 | Proto-Southwestern Tai | *tʰuəᴮ¹ | — |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 豆 | bean |