Where does “พ่อค้า” come from?

พ่อค้า (Thai) comes from Thai พ่อ, from Proto-Tai boːᴮ — not; father.

พ่อค้า (Thai): male merchant

Definitions

  1. male merchant

Ancestry of “พ่อค้า”, step by step

พ่อค้า traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai พ่อ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiพ่อfather; male head, lord, leader, or master; man...
2Proto-Taiboːᴮnot; father

via Thai ค้า

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiค้าto trade; to sell
Every word from Proto-Tai boːᴮEvery word from Thai พ่อ