Where does “ฟักทอง” come from?

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

ฟักทอง (Thai): pumpkin

Definitions

  1. pumpkin

Ancestry of “ฟักทอง”, step by step

ฟักทอง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ทอง

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

via Thai ฟัก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiฟักgourd; squash; balsam apple; to hatch; to brood;...
2Proto-Taiwakᴰto incubate; ashgourd

Words derived from “ฟักทอง”

Every word from Old Chinese 銅 →Every word from Thai ทอง →
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