Where does “ปืนไฟ” come from?

ปืนไฟ (Thai) comes from Thai ไฟ, from Proto-Tai wɤjᴬ — fire.

ปืนไฟ (Thai): firearm; blowlamp

Definitions

  1. firearm; blowlamp

Ancestry of “ปืนไฟ”, step by step

ปืนไฟ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ไฟ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiไฟfire; flame; light; light source; electricity
2Proto-Taiwɤjᴬfire

via Thai ปืน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiปืนweapon from which arrows or the like are shot, as...
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