Where does “ถ่านไม้” come from?

ถ่านไม้ (Thai) comes from Thai ไม้, from Proto-Tai *mwajꟲ.

ถ่านไม้ (Thai): charcoal obtained from wood

Definitions

  1. charcoal obtained from wood

Ancestry of “ถ่านไม้”, step by step

ถ่านไม้ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ไม้

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiไม้wood; stick; log; tree; plant; mark
2Proto-Tai*mwajꟲ—

via Thai ถ่าน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiถ่านcharcoal, cinder; dry battery
2Middle Chinese炭—
Every word from Proto-Tai *mwajꟲ →Every word from Thai ไม้ →
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