Where does “นักลงทุน” come from?
นักลงทุน (Thai) comes from Thai ลงทุน, from Thai ลง, from Proto-Tai n̩.loŋᴬ — to descend.
นักลงทุน (Thai): investor
Ancestry of “นักลงทุน”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Thai | ลงทุน | to invest |
| 2 | Thai | ลง | to descend; to cause to descend; to lower; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Tai | n̩.loŋᴬ | to descend |