Where does “หน้าไม้” come from?

หน้าไม้ (Thai) comes from Thai ไม้, from Proto-Tai *mwajꟲ.

หน้าไม้ (Thai): crossbow

Definitions

  1. crossbow

Ancestry of “หน้าไม้”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiไม้wood; stick; log; tree; plant; mark
2Proto-Tai*mwajꟲ—
Every word from Proto-Tai *mwajꟲ →Every word from Thai ไม้ →
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