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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

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