Where does “หอดูดาว” come from?

หอดูดาว (Thai) comes from Thai ดาว, from Proto-Tai t.naːwᴬ — star.

หอดูดาว (Thai): observatory

Definitions

  1. observatory

Ancestry of “หอดูดาว”, step by step

หอดูดาว traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ดาว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiดาวstar; celebrity; starfish
2Proto-Tait.naːwᴬstar

via Thai ดู

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiดูto see, to perceive with one's eyes; to look
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*ˀduːᴬ³—

via Thai หอ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหอhouse, building, or chamber used for a specific...
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