Where does “รถขุด” come from?

รถขุด (Thai) comes from Thai รถ, from Pali ratha, from Sanskrit रथ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrátʰas, from Proto-Indo-European Hrót-h₂-os, from Proto-Indo-European Hret- — to roll; wheel; to run, roll.

รถขุด (Thai): digger, excavator (vehicle used for digging)

Definitions

  1. digger, excavator (vehicle used for digging)

Ancestry of “รถขุด”, step by step

รถขุด traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai รถ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiรถchariot, carriage, cart, wagon, or the like;...
2Palirathaa chariot, a car; delight, pleasure
3Sanskritरथchariot, car, especially a two-wheeled...
4Proto-Indo-IranianHrátʰaschariot
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrót-h₂-os
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHret-to roll; wheel; to run, roll

via Thai ขุด

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiขุดto dig; to excavate
2Middle Chinese
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hret-Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrót-h₂-osEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrátʰas