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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

  1. palmyra palm juice; a traditional intoxicating...

Ancestry of “น้ำตาล”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiตาลpalmyra palm: the plant "Borassus flabellifer" L....
2Proto-Malayictalirope, cord, twine, string
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantalih—
4Proto-AustronesianCaliSrope, cord, twine, string
5Spanishcálizchalice, goblet; cup, glass; calyx
6Old Portuguesecalez—
7Latincalixcup, chalice; cooking pot; small pipe
8Ancient GreekκάλυξSome kind of woman's ornament; A covering of a...
9Ancient Greekκύωto conceive, become pregnant; to impregnate
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewh₁-to swell; to be strong
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