Where does “นางงามตู้กระจก” come from?

นางงามตู้กระจก (Thai) comes from Thai กระจก, from Sanskrit काचक, from Sanskrit -क, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *-kas.

นางงามตู้กระจก (Thai): female worker in a massage parlour; by implication, female prostitute

Definitions

  1. female worker in a massage parlour; by implication, female prostitute

Ancestry of “นางงามตู้กระจก”, step by step

นางงามตู้กระจก traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai กระจก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกระจกpane, piece, or sheet of glass; cataract: eye...
2Sanskritकाचकglass
3Sanskrit-कdoer, maker
4Proto-Indo-Aryan*-kas

via Thai นางงาม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiนางงามbeauty queen
2Thaiนางwoman
3Proto-Tainaːŋᴬlady
4Middle Chinese

via Thai ตู้

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiตู้cabinet; cupboard; wardrobe
2Teochewcabinet; wardrobe
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *-kasEvery word from Sanskrit -कEvery word from Sanskrit काचक