Where does “ลูกหลง” come from?

ลูกหลง (Thai) comes from Thai ลูก, from Proto-Tai lɯ:kᴰ — child.

ลูกหลง (Thai): child born after another child for many years, such as Benjamin of the family

Definitions

  1. child born after another child for many years, such as Benjamin of the family

Ancestry of “ลูกหลง”, step by step

ลูกหลง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ลูก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiลูกball; round object; fruit; subordinate; person of...
2Proto-Tailɯ:kᴰchild

via Thai หลง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหลงto be wrong; to be misled; to misunderstand; to...
2Proto-Taiʰloŋᴬlost
Every word from Proto-Tai lɯ:kᴰ →Every word from Thai ลูก →