Where does “ยอดเขา” come from?

ยอดเขา (Thai) comes from Thai ยอด, from Proto-Tai ɲoːtᴰ.

ยอดเขา (Thai): crest; mountaintop; peak; summit

Definitions

  1. crest; mountaintop; peak; summit

Ancestry of “ยอดเขา”, step by step

ยอดเขา traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ยอด

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiยอดtop; peak; apex; total; super; superb; perfect
2Proto-Taiɲoːtᴰ—

via Thai เขา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเขาhe; she; they; I; oneself; one who is not on...
2Proto-Taiqawᴬhorn
Every word from Proto-Tai ɲoːtᴰ →Every word from Thai ยอด →