Where does “หอย” come from?

หอย (Thai) comes from Proto-Tai hoːjᴬ — shellfish.

หอย (Thai): mollusk, such as shell, shellfish, snail, etc;...

Definitions

  1. mollusk, such as shell, shellfish, snail, etc;...

Ancestry of “หอย”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Taihoːjᴬshellfish

Words derived from “หอย

Every word from Proto-Tai hoːjᴬ