Where does “บัวหลวง” come from?

บัวหลวง (Thai) comes from Thai หลวง, from Proto-Tai ʰluəŋᴬ — big.

บัวหลวง (Thai): lotus

Definitions

  1. lotus

Ancestry of “บัวหลวง”, step by step

บัวหลวง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai หลวง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหลวงchief; leading; major; principal; great; large;...
2Proto-Taiʰluəŋᴬbig

via Thai บัว

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