Where does “ลงเอย” come from?
ลงเอย (Thai) comes from Thai ลง, from Proto-Tai n̩.loŋᴬ — to descend.
ลงเอย (Thai): to end a poem with the word เอย
Definitions
- to end a poem with the word เอย
Ancestry of “ลงเอย”, step by step
ลงเอย traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ลง
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ลง | to descend; to cause to descend; to lower; to... |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | n̩.loŋᴬ | to descend |
via Thai เอย
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | เอย | used to end a poem |