Where does “ทหารเรือ” come from?

ทหารเรือ (Thai) comes from Thai เรือ, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *rɯəᴬ⁴, from Proto-Tai *C̬.rwɯəᴬ — boat.

ทหารเรือ (Thai): sailor, mariner, member of the navy

Definitions

  1. sailor, mariner, member of the navy

Ancestry of “ทหารเรือ”, step by step

ทหารเรือ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai เรือ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเรือwatercraft: boat; ship; etc; rook
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*rɯəᴬ⁴—
3Proto-Tai*C̬.rwɯəᴬboat

via Thai ทหาร

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiทหารthe military; military or military-like body,...
2Ahom𑜑𑜃𑜫warrior caste; swan, goose; soldier
3Proto-Taihaːnᴮgoose
Every word from Proto-Tai *C̬.rwɯəᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *rɯəᴬ⁴ →Every word from Thai เรือ →