Where does “ละอองลอย” come from?

ละอองลอย (Thai) comes from Thai ละออง, from Thai ธุลี, from Sanskrit धूलि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dʰuHliṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰuHliš, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂lis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

ละอองลอย (Thai): aerosol

Definitions

  1. aerosol

Ancestry of “ละอองลอย”, step by step

ละอองลอย traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ละออง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiละอองfine particles; dust; powder
2Thaiธุลีdust
3Sanskritधूलिdust, powder, pollen
4Proto-Indo-AryandʰuHliṣ—
5Proto-Indo-IraniandʰuHliš—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂lis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Thai ลอย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiลอยto float
2Proto-Tailoːjᴬto swim
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂lis →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰuHliš →