Where does “ลูกชิ้น” come from?
ลูกชิ้น (Thai) comes from Thai ลูก, from Proto-Tai lɯ:kᴰ — child.
ลูกชิ้น (Thai): meatball
Ancestry of “ลูกชิ้น”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Thai | ลูก | ball; round object; fruit; subordinate; person of... |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | lɯ:kᴰ | child |