Where does “ยอดไม้” come from?

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

ยอดไม้ (Thai): treetop

Definitions

  1. treetop

Ancestry of “ยอดไม้”, step by step

ยอดไม้ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ยอด

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

via Thai ไม้

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiไม้wood; stick; log; tree; plant; mark
2Proto-Tai*mwajꟲ—
Every word from Proto-Tai ɲoːtᴰ →Every word from Thai ยอด →
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