Where does “ผงซักฟอก” come from?

ผงซักฟอก (Thai) comes from Thai ซักฟอก, from Thai ซัก, from Proto-Tai zakᴰ — to wash.

ผงซักฟอก (Thai): detergent powder; washing powder

Definitions

  1. detergent powder; washing powder

Ancestry of “ผงซักฟอก”, step by step

ผงซักฟอก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ซักฟอก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiซักฟอกto cleanse
2Thaiซักto interrogate; to question
3Proto-Taizakᴰto wash

via Thai ผง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiผงdust; powder
Every word from Proto-Tai zakᴰ →Every word from Thai ซัก →Every word from Thai ซักฟอก →