Where does “ลูกกบ” come from?
ลูกกบ (Thai) comes from Thai กบ, from Thai เลือก, from Thai นาย, from Old Khmer nāy.
ลูกกบ (Thai): tadpole
Ancestry of “ลูกกบ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | กบ | a group of words/syllables ending with -p sound;... |
| 2 | Thai | เลือก | to choose; to select; to pick; to elect |
| 3 | Thai | นาย | chief; lord; master; the lowest noble rank of... |
| 4 | Old Khmer | nāy | — |