Where does “นักกีฬา” come from?

นักกีฬา (Thai) comes from Thai นัก, from Old Khmer ʼnaka.

นักกีฬา (Thai): athlete

Definitions

  1. athlete

Ancestry of “นักกีฬา”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiนักan honorific for a member of the Khmer royalty or...
2Old Khmerʼnaka—
Every word from Old Khmer ʼnaka →Every word from Thai นัก →