Where does “ทองแดง” come from?

ทองแดง (Thai) comes from Thai แดง, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ˀdɛːŋᴬ³, from Proto-Tai *C̥.dwiːŋᴬ.

ทองแดง (Thai): copper

Definitions

  1. copper

Ancestry of “ทองแดง”, step by step

ทองแดง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai แดง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแดงred; to reveal; cent; money
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*ˀdɛːŋᴬ³—
3Proto-Tai*C̥.dwiːŋᴬ—

via Thai ทอง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiทองgold; feces; any metallic material, such as...
2Old Chinese銅—

Words derived from “ทองแดง”

Every word from Proto-Tai *C̥.dwiːŋᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ˀdɛːŋᴬ³ →Every word from Thai แดง →