Where does “รูปหล่อ” come from?
รูปหล่อ (Thai) comes from Thai รูป, from Sanskrit रूप, from Sanskrit रूप् — to form, shape.
รูปหล่อ (Thai): handsome; good-looking
Ancestry of “รูปหล่อ”, step by step
รูปหล่อ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai รูป
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | รูป | outward appearance; shape; form; figure; image:... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | रूप | outward appearance, color, form, shape; right... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | रूप् | to form, shape |
via Thai หล่อ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | หล่อ | to cast: to form an object by pouring metal,... |
| 2 | Proto-Southwestern Tai | ʰlɔːᴮ¹ | to cast; to melt |