Where does “ลูกเสือ” come from?

ลูกเสือ (Thai) comes from Thai เสือ, from Proto-Southwestern Tai sɯəᴬ — tiger.

ลูกเสือ (Thai): scout

Definitions

  1. scout

Ancestry of “ลูกเสือ”, step by step

ลูกเสือ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai เสือ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเสือtiger; bandit; outlaw
2Proto-Southwestern Taisɯəᴬtiger

via Thai ลูก

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