Where does “สามล้อ” come from?

สามล้อ (Thai) comes from Thai สาม, from Proto-Tai saːm, from Middle Chinese 三.

สามล้อ (Thai): tricycle; pedicab; driver thereof

Definitions

  1. tricycle; pedicab; driver thereof

Ancestry of “สามล้อ”, step by step

สามล้อ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai สาม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสาม3; three; third son
2Proto-Taisaːmthree
3Middle Chinese三—

via Thai ล้อ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiล้อto copy; to imitate; to reproduce; to banter, to...

Words derived from “สามล้อ”

Every word from Middle Chinese 三 →Every word from Proto-Tai saːm →Every word from Thai สาม →