Where does “นักกีฬา” come from?
นักกีฬา (Thai) comes from Thai นัก, from Old Khmer ʼnaka.
นักกีฬา (Thai): athlete
Ancestry of “นักกีฬา”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Thai | นัก | an honorific for a member of the Khmer royalty or... |
| 2 | Old Khmer | ʼnaka | — |