Where does “ล้มเหลว” come from?

ล้มเหลว (Thai) comes from Thai เหลว, from Proto-Tai ʰleːwᴬ — liquid; soft.

ล้มเหลว (Thai): to fail

Definitions

  1. to fail

Ancestry of “ล้มเหลว”, step by step

ล้มเหลว traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai เหลว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเหลวliquid; watery; futile; ineffectual
2Proto-Taiʰleːwᴬliquid; soft

via Thai ล้ม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiล้มto fall; to cause to fall; to die; to kill
2Proto-Tailɤmᶜ—
Every word from Proto-Tai ʰleːwᴬ →Every word from Thai เหลว →