Where does “ลูกกุญแจ” come from?

ลูกกุญแจ (Thai) comes from Thai กุญแจ, from Malay kunci, from Hindi कुंजी, from Punjabi ਕੁੰਜੀ, from Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀁𑀘𑀺𑀬𑀸, from Sanskrit कुञ्चिका, from Sanskrit कुच्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kawč-.

ลูกกุญแจ (Thai): key

Definitions

  1. key

Ancestry of “ลูกกุญแจ”, step by step

ลูกกุญแจ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai กุญแจ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกุญแจkey; lock; padlock
2Malaykuncilock, something used for fastening, which can...
3Hindiकुंजीkey; key, trick
4Punjabiਕੁੰਜੀkey
5Prakrit𑀓𑀼𑀁𑀘𑀺𑀬𑀸key
6Sanskritकुञ्चिकाkey; name of a fish; a plant bearing a red and...
7Sanskritकुच्to shrink, curl
8Proto-Indo-Iranian*kawč-

via Thai ลูก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiลูกball; round object; fruit; subordinate; person of...
2Proto-Tailɯ:kᴰchild
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kawč-Every word from Sanskrit कुच्Every word from Sanskrit कुञ्चिका