Where does “ฟักเขียว” come from?

ฟักเขียว (Thai) comes from Thai เขียว, from Proto-Tai xiəwᴬ — green.

ฟักเขียว (Thai): wax gourd, winter melon (Benincasa hispida)

Definitions

  1. wax gourd, winter melon (Benincasa hispida)

Ancestry of “ฟักเขียว”, step by step

ฟักเขียว traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai เขียว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเขียวgreen; indigo; having an unfavourable smell like...
2Proto-Taixiəwᴬgreen

via Thai ฟัก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiฟักgourd; squash; balsam apple; to hatch; to brood;...
2Proto-Taiwakᴰto incubate; ashgourd
Every word from Proto-Tai xiəwᴬ →Every word from Thai เขียว →