Where does “ถ้ำหลวง” come from?

ถ้ำหลวง (Thai) comes from Thai หลวง, from Proto-Tai ʰluəŋᴬ — big.

ถ้ำหลวง (Thai): Tham Luang

Definitions

  1. Tham Luang

Ancestry of “ถ้ำหลวง”, step by step

ถ้ำหลวง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai หลวง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหลวงchief; leading; major; principal; great; large;...
2Proto-Taiʰluəŋᴬbig

via Thai ถ้ำ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiถ้ำcave; tunnel
2Proto-Taicramᶜcave
Every word from Proto-Tai ʰluəŋᴬ →Every word from Thai หลวง →