Where does “วาฬ” come from?

วาฬ (Thai) comes from Middle Dutch walvisch, from Old Dutch walvisk, from Old Dutch wal, from Proto-Germanic Wahalaz, from Latin vacalus — now the Waal.

วาฬ (Thai): Alternative form of พาฬ; whale: marine mammal

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of พาฬ; whale: marine mammal

Ancestry of “วาฬ”, step by step

วาฬ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch walvisch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwalvischwhale
2Old Dutchwalvisk—
3Old Dutchwalwhale
4Proto-GermanicWahalazthe river Waal
5Latinvacalusnow the Waal

via Pali vāḷa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palivāḷaferine; savage
2Sanskritव्याडsnake

Words derived from “วาฬ”

Every word from Latin vacalus →Every word from Proto-Germanic Wahalaz →Every word from Old Dutch wal →