Where does “ทะเลแดง” come from?

ทะเลแดง (Thai) comes from English Red Sea, from Middle English Red See, from Old English Rēad Sǣ, from Latin Mare Rubrum, from Ancient Greek Ἐρυθρᾱ̀ θάλασσα — Indian Ocean.

ทะเลแดง (Thai): Red Sea

Definitions

  1. Red Sea

Ancestry of “ทะเลแดง”, step by step

ทะเลแดง traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English Red Sea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRed SeaThe states of the western and southern United States which consistently vote Republican in presidential elections
2Middle EnglishRed See—
3Old EnglishRēad Sǣ—
4LatinMare Rubrumthe Red Sea
5Ancient GreekἘρυθρᾱ̀ θάλασσαIndian Ocean

via Thai แดง

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

via Thai ทะเล

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiทะเลsea; any large body of water
2Khmerទន្លេlarge river
3Pre-Angkorian Old Khmerទន្លេlarge body of water
Every word from Ancient Greek Ἐρυθρᾱ̀ θάλασσα →Every word from Latin Mare Rubrum →Every word from Old English Rēad Sǣ →