Where does “น้ำเลี้ยง” come from?
น้ำเลี้ยง (Thai) comes from Thai เลี้ยง, from Proto-Tai *liəŋꟲ, from Old Chinese 養.
น้ำเลี้ยง (Thai): sap: plant fluid
Ancestry of “น้ำเลี้ยง”, step by step
น้ำเลี้ยง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai เลี้ยง
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | เลี้ยง | to maintain, to keep or make remain (in a good or certain condition); to prolong, to lengthen, to make remain in existence for a longer period |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | *liəŋꟲ | — |
| 3 | Old Chinese | 養 | — |
via Thai น้ำ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | น้ำ | water; any liquid or fluid; body of water, as... |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | *C̬.namꟲ | water |