Where does “ผงฟู” come from?

ผงฟู (Thai) comes from Thai ฟู, from Proto-Tai wuːᴬ, from Middle Chinese 浮.

ผงฟู (Thai): baking powder

Definitions

  1. baking powder

Ancestry of “ผงฟู”, step by step

ผงฟู traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ฟู

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiฟูto rise; to swell; to float
2Proto-Taiwuːᴬto float
3Middle Chinese浮—

via Thai ผง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiผงdust; powder
Every word from Middle Chinese 浮 →Every word from Proto-Tai wuːᴬ →Every word from Thai ฟู →