Where does “หางม้า” come from?

หางม้า (Thai) comes from Thai ม้า, from Proto-Tai maːᶜ — horse.

หางม้า (Thai): ponytail

Definitions

  1. ponytail

Ancestry of “หางม้า”, step by step

หางม้า traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ม้า

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiม้าhorse: the mammal "Equus caballus" of the family...
2Proto-Taimaːᶜhorse

via Thai หาง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหางtail; end of an object
2Proto-Taitrwɤːŋᴬtail
Every word from Proto-Tai maːᶜ →Every word from Thai ม้า →