Where does “ม้าเร็ว” come from?
ม้าเร็ว (Thai) comes from Thai ม้า, from Proto-Tai maːᶜ — horse.
ม้าเร็ว (Thai): horse-mounted dispatch rider
Definitions
- horse-mounted dispatch rider
Ancestry of “ม้าเร็ว”, step by step
ม้าเร็ว traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ม้า
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ม้า | horse: the mammal "Equus caballus" of the family... |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | maːᶜ | horse |
via Thai เร็ว
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | เร็ว | fast; quick; rapid; early; fast; quickly; rapidly |