Where does “หมวกกันน็อก” come from?

หมวกกันน็อก (Thai) comes from Thai น็อก, from English knock out — To strike or bump out; To render unconscious, as...

หมวกกันน็อก (Thai): safety helmet

Definitions

  1. safety helmet

Ancestry of “หมวกกันน็อก”, step by step

หมวกกันน็อก traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai น็อก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiน็อกto hit the ground
2Englishknock outTo strike or bump out; To render unconscious, as...

via Thai กัน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกันtogether; jointly; altogether; each other; a...
2Proto-Taikanᴬeach other; together

via Thai หมวก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหมวกheadwear of any kind, as cap, crown, hat, helmet, etc
2Old Chinese帽—
Every word from English knock out →Every word from Thai น็อก →