Where does “ลูกหลวง” come from?

ลูกหลวง (Thai) comes from Thai หลวง, from Proto-Tai ʰluəŋᴬ — big.

ลูกหลวง (Thai): child of a monarch; vassal state ruled by a child...

Definitions

  1. child of a monarch; vassal state ruled by a child...

Ancestry of “ลูกหลวง”, step by step

ลูกหลวง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai หลวง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหลวงchief; leading; major; principal; great; large;...
2Proto-Taiʰluəŋᴬbig

via Thai ลูก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiลูกball; round object; fruit; subordinate; person of...
2Proto-Tailɯ:kᴰchild
Every word from Proto-Tai ʰluəŋᴬ →Every word from Thai หลวง →