Where does “ลาก” come from?

ลาก (Thai) comes from Sanskrit लघु, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hlagʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

ลาก (Thai): to drag; to pull; to haul

Definitions

  1. to drag; to pull; to haul

Ancestry of “ลาก”, step by step

ลาก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit लघु

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritलघुlight, quick, swift, active, prompt, nimble etc....
2Proto-Indo-IranianHlagʰúšlightweight, swift, agile
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

via Proto-Malayic *laki(-laki)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*laki(-laki)—
2Proto-Austronesian*laki—

Words derived from “ลาก”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hlagʰúš →