Where does “ปืนครก” come from?

ปืนครก (Thai) comes from Thai ครก, from Thai คู่, from Proto-Tai ɡuːᴮ — pair.

ปืนครก (Thai): mortar

Definitions

  1. mortar

Ancestry of “ปืนครก”, step by step

ปืนครก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ครก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiครกmortar
2Thaiคู่pair; even number; couple; partner
3Proto-Taiɡuːᴮpair

via Thai ปืน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiปืนweapon from which arrows or the like are shot, as...
Every word from Proto-Tai ɡuːᴮEvery word from Thai คู่Every word from Thai ครก