Where does “หลอดไฟ” come from?

หลอดไฟ (Thai) comes from Thai ไฟ, from Proto-Tai wɤjᴬ — fire.

หลอดไฟ (Thai): light bulb

Definitions

  1. light bulb

Ancestry of “หลอดไฟ”, step by step

หลอดไฟ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ไฟ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiไฟfire; flame; light; light source; electricity
2Proto-Taiwɤjᴬfire

via Thai หลอด

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหลอดdrinking straw; tube; spindle
2Proto-Taiʰlwuːtᴰspool

Words derived from “หลอดไฟ”

Every word from Proto-Tai wɤjᴬ →Every word from Thai ไฟ →