Where does “วาฬสีน้ำเงิน” come from?
วาฬสีน้ำเงิน (Thai) comes from Thai วาฬ, from Middle Dutch walvisch, from Old Dutch walvisk, from Old Dutch wal, from Proto-Germanic Wahalaz, from Latin vacalus — now the Waal.
วาฬสีน้ำเงิน (Thai): blue whale
Definitions
- blue whale
Ancestry of “วาฬสีน้ำเงิน”, step by step
วาฬสีน้ำเงิน traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai วาฬ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | วาฬ | Alternative form of พาฬ; whale: marine mammal |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | walvisch | whale |
| 3 | Old Dutch | walvisk | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | wal | whale |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | Wahalaz | the river Waal |
| 6 | Latin | vacalus | now the Waal |
via Thai น้ำเงิน
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | น้ำเงิน | dark blue |
| 2 | Thai | น้ำ | water; any liquid or fluid; body of water, as... |
| 3 | Proto-Tai | *C̬.namꟲ | water |
via Thai สี
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | สี | to rub; to scrape; color, colour; colored |