Where does “รังผึ้ง” come from?

รังผึ้ง (Thai) comes from Thai ผึ้ง, from Proto-Southwestern Tai pʰɤŋᶜ — bee; beeswax.

รังผึ้ง (Thai): radiator (of a motor vehicle)

Definitions

  1. radiator (of a motor vehicle)

Ancestry of “รังผึ้ง”, step by step

รังผึ้ง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ผึ้ง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiผึ้งbee
2Proto-Southwestern Taipʰɤŋᶜbee; beeswax

via Thai รัง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiรังnest
Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai pʰɤŋᶜ →Every word from Thai ผึ้ง →