Where does “ลูกเลี้ยง” come from?
ลูกเลี้ยง (Thai) comes from Thai เลี้ยง, from Proto-Tai *liəŋꟲ, from Old Chinese 養.
ลูกเลี้ยง (Thai): foster child; stepchild
Ancestry of “ลูกเลี้ยง”, step by step
ลูกเลี้ยง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai เลี้ยง
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | เลี้ยง | to maintain, to keep or make remain (in a good or certain condition); to prolong, to lengthen, to make remain in existence for a longer period |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | *liəŋꟲ | — |
| 3 | Old Chinese | 養 | — |
via Thai ลูก
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | ลูก | ball; round object; fruit; subordinate; person of... |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | lɯ:kᴰ | child |