Where does “หอพัก” come from?

หอพัก (Thai) comes from Thai พัก, from Proto-Tai bakᴰ — to rest.

หอพัก (Thai): boarding house

Definitions

  1. boarding house

Ancestry of “หอพัก”, step by step

หอพัก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai พัก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiพักto rest; to stay over
2Proto-Taibakᴰto rest

via Thai หอ

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