Where does “หลงรัก” come from?

หลงรัก (Thai) comes from Thai รัก, from Proto-Tai rakᴰ — lacquer.

หลงรัก (Thai): to fall in love

Definitions

  1. to fall in love

Ancestry of “หลงรัก”, step by step

หลงรัก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai รัก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiรักto love, to have affection (for), to adore, to admire, to cherish, to be fond (of); to prefer, to favour
2Proto-Tairakᴰlacquer

via Thai หลง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหลงto be wrong; to be misled; to misunderstand; to...
2Proto-Taiʰloŋᴬlost
Every word from Proto-Tai rakᴰ →Every word from Thai รัก →
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