Where does “ลูกเขย” come from?

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

ลูกเขย (Thai): son-in-law

Definitions

  1. son-in-law

Ancestry of “ลูกเขย”, step by step

ลูกเขย traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ลูก

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

via Thai เขย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเขยhusband of one's relative
2Proto-TaiC̬.kɯəjᴬson-in-law

Words derived from “ลูกเขย

Every word from Proto-Tai lɯ:kᴰEvery word from Thai ลูก