Where does “ละครน้ำเน่า” come from?
ละครน้ำเน่า (Thai) comes from Thai ละคร, from Javanese ꦭꦏꦺꦴꦤ꧀, from Javanese ꦭꦏꦸ, from Proto-West Germanic laku, from Finnish lakritsi, from Swedish lakrits, from Late Latin liquiritia, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα.
ละครน้ำเน่า (Thai): soap opera
Definitions
- soap opera
Ancestry of “ละครน้ำเน่า”, step by step
ละครน้ำเน่า traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ละคร
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ละคร | show; play; drama |
| 2 | Javanese | ꦭꦏꦺꦴꦤ꧀ | plot, scenario |
| 3 | Javanese | ꦭꦏꦸ | walk |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | laku | stream; pool, lake |
| 5 | Finnish | lakritsi | licorice, liquorice |
| 6 | Swedish | lakrits | licorice/liquorice |
| 7 | Late Latin | liquiritia | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | γλυκύρριζα | licorice |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | γλυκύς | sweet |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | *dlukús | — |
via Thai น้ำเน่า
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | น้ำเน่า | inviting vomit; nonsensical; senseless; polluted... |
| 2 | Thai | น้ำ | water; any liquid or fluid; body of water, as... |
| 3 | Proto-Tai | *C̬.namꟲ | water |
via Thai inviting]] [[vomit]]; [[nonsensical]]; [[senseless]]
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | inviting]] [[vomit]]; [[nonsensical]]; [[senseless]] | — |