Where does “ฝอยทอง” come from?

ฝอยทอง (Thai) comes from Thai ทอง, from Old Chinese 銅.

ฝอยทอง (Thai): foi thong: the Thai version of fios de ovos

Definitions

  1. foi thong: the Thai version of fios de ovos

Ancestry of “ฝอยทอง”, step by step

ฝอยทอง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ทอง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiทองgold; feces; any metallic material, such as...
2Old Chinese

via Thai ฝอย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiฝอยfine thread, as filament, fibre, fibril, etc
Every word from Old Chinese Every word from Thai ทอง