Where does “บัวสาย” come from?

บัวสาย (Thai) comes from Thai สาย, from Proto-Tai saːjᴬ — cord; string.

บัวสาย (Thai): water lily

Definitions

  1. water lily

Ancestry of “บัวสาย”, step by step

บัวสาย traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai สาย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสายlate; delayed; late morning; line; wire; rope;...
2Proto-Taisaːjᴬcord; string

via Thai บัว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiบัวany of various aquatic plants of the following...
Every word from Proto-Tai saːjᴬEvery word from Thai สาย