Where does “หมูแดง” come from?

หมูแดง (Thai) comes from Thai แดง, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ˀdɛːŋᴬ³, from Proto-Tai *C̥.dwiːŋᴬ.

หมูแดง (Thai): char siu

Definitions

  1. char siu

Ancestry of “หมูแดง”, step by step

หมูแดง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai แดง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแดงred; to reveal; cent; money
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*ˀdɛːŋᴬ³—
3Proto-Tai*C̥.dwiːŋᴬ—

via Thai หมู

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหมูpig; pork; easy; simple
2Proto-Taiʰmuːᴬpig
Every word from Proto-Tai *C̥.dwiːŋᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ˀdɛːŋᴬ³ →Every word from Thai แดง →