Where does “ลูกกบ” come from?

ลูกกบ (Thai) comes from Thai กบ, from Thai เลือก, from Thai นาย, from Old Khmer nāy.

ลูกกบ (Thai): tadpole

Definitions

  1. tadpole

Ancestry of “ลูกกบ”, step by step

ลูกกบ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai กบ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกบa group of words/syllables ending with -p sound;...
2Thaiเลือกto choose; to select; to pick; to elect
3Thaiนายchief; lord; master; the lowest noble rank of...
4Old Khmernāy

via Thai ลูก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiลูกball; round object; fruit; subordinate; person of...
2Proto-Tailɯ:kᴰchild
Every word from Old Khmer nāyEvery word from Thai นายEvery word from Thai เลือก
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