Where does “นกแสก” come from?
นกแสก (Thai) comes from Thai นก, from English Nuuk, from Danish Nuuk, from Greenlandic Nuuk, from Greenlandic nuuk — cape.
นกแสก (Thai): barn owl, "Tyto alba", screech owl
Definitions
- barn owl, "Tyto alba", screech owl
Ancestry of “นกแสก”, step by step
นกแสก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai นก
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | นก | bird; to be ignored or refused by a person; to... |
| 2 | English | Nuuk | — |
| 3 | Danish | Nuuk | — |
| 4 | Greenlandic | Nuuk | — |
| 5 | Greenlandic | nuuk | cape |
via Thai แสก
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | แสก | median line; bisection; barn owl, "Tyto alba" |