Where does “ปลาหมึก” come from?

ปลาหมึก (Thai) comes from Thai ปลา, from Proto-Tai plaːᴬ — fish.

ปลาหมึก (Thai): squid

Definitions

  1. squid

Ancestry of “ปลาหมึก”, step by step

ปลาหมึก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ปลา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiปลาfish
2Proto-Taiplaːᴬfish

via Thai หมึก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหมึกink; squid; octopus
Every word from Proto-Tai plaːᴬEvery word from Thai ปลา