Where does “ลูกไก่” come from?

ลูกไก่ (Thai) comes from Thai ไก่, from Proto-Tai kajᴮ, from Middle Chinese 雞.

ลูกไก่ (Thai): chick, baby chicken

Definitions

  1. chick, baby chicken

Ancestry of “ลูกไก่”, step by step

ลูกไก่ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ไก่

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiไก่fowl; domesticated fowl, as chicken, turkey, etc;...
2Proto-Taikajᴮchicken
3Middle Chinese雞—

via Thai ลูก

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

Words derived from “ลูกไก่”

Every word from Middle Chinese 雞 →Every word from Proto-Tai kajᴮ →Every word from Thai ไก่ →