Where does “ลึกลับ” come from?

ลึกลับ (Thai) comes from Thai ลึก, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *lɤkᴰˢ⁴, from Proto-Tai lɤkᴰ — deep.

ลึกลับ (Thai): mysterious

Definitions

  1. mysterious

Ancestry of “ลึกลับ”, step by step

ลึกลับ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ลึก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiลึกdeep
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*lɤkᴰˢ⁴—
3Proto-Tailɤkᴰdeep

via Thai ลับ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiลับto sharpen; hidden from sight; secret
2Proto-Southwestern Tailapᴰ²ˢto sharpen; hidden; secret
Every word from Proto-Tai lɤkᴰ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *lɤkᴰˢ⁴ →Every word from Thai ลึก →