Where does “ลูกเรือ” come from?

ลูกเรือ (Thai) comes from Thai เรือ, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *rɯəᴬ⁴, from Proto-Tai *C̬.rwɯəᴬ — boat.

ลูกเรือ (Thai): crew member

Definitions

  1. crew member

Ancestry of “ลูกเรือ”, step by step

ลูกเรือ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai เรือ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเรือwatercraft: boat; ship; etc; rook
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*rɯəᴬ⁴—
3Proto-Tai*C̬.rwɯəᴬboat

via Thai ลูก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiลูกball; round object; fruit; subordinate; person of...
2Proto-Tailɯ:kᴰchild
Every word from Proto-Tai *C̬.rwɯəᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *rɯəᴬ⁴ →Every word from Thai เรือ →