Where does “ทุเรียน” come from?
ทุเรียน (Thai) comes from Malay durian, from Proto-Malayic duri-an, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duʀi-an, from Proto-Austronesian duʀi — thorn.
ทุเรียน (Thai): durian
Ancestry of “ทุเรียน”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | durian | durian |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | duri-an | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | duʀi-an | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | duʀi | thorn |