Where does “ลิ้นไก่” come from?

ลิ้นไก่ (Thai) comes from Thai ไก่, from Proto-Tai kajᴮ, from Middle Chinese 雞.

ลิ้นไก่ (Thai): uvula

Definitions

  1. uvula

Ancestry of “ลิ้นไก่”, step by step

ลิ้นไก่ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ไก่

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiไก่fowl; domesticated fowl, as chicken, turkey, etc;...
2Proto-Taikajᴮchicken
3Middle Chinese雞—

via Thai ลิ้น

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiลิ้นtongue; reed; valve
2Proto-Tai*liːnꟲtongue
Every word from Middle Chinese 雞 →Every word from Proto-Tai kajᴮ →Every word from Thai ไก่ →