Where does “หอยทาก” come from?

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

หอยทาก (Thai): snail

Definitions

  1. snail

Ancestry of “หอยทาก”, step by step

หอยทาก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai หอย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหอยmollusk, such as shell, shellfish, snail, etc;...
2Proto-Taihoːjᴬshellfish

via Thai ทาก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiทากleech; slug
2Proto-Taidaːkᴰland leech
Every word from Proto-Tai hoːjᴬ →Every word from Thai หอย →