Where does “น้ำตาล” come from?
น้ำตาล (Thai) comes from Thai ตาล, from Proto-Malayic tali, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian talih, from Proto-Austronesian CaliS, from Spanish cáliz, from Old Portuguese calez, from Latin calix, from Ancient Greek κάλυξ — to swell; to be strong.
น้ำตาล (Thai): palmyra palm juice; a traditional intoxicating...
Definitions
- palmyra palm juice; a traditional intoxicating...
Ancestry of “น้ำตาล”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Thai | ตาล | palmyra palm: the plant "Borassus flabellifer" L.... |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | tali | rope, cord, twine, string |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | talih | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | CaliS | rope, cord, twine, string |
| 5 | Spanish | cáliz | chalice, goblet; cup, glass; calyx |
| 6 | Old Portuguese | calez | — |
| 7 | Latin | calix | cup, chalice; cooking pot; small pipe |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κάλυξ | Some kind of woman's ornament; A covering of a... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | κύω | to conceive, become pregnant; to impregnate |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewh₁- | to swell; to be strong |