Where does “หินงอก” come from?

หินงอก (Thai) comes from Thai หิน, from Proto-Tai triːlᴬ — stone.

หินงอก (Thai): stalagmite

Definitions

  1. stalagmite

Ancestry of “หินงอก”, step by step

หินงอก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai หิน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหินstone; rock
2Proto-Taitriːlᴬstone

via Thai งอก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiงอกto grow; to sprout
Every word from Proto-Tai triːlᴬEvery word from Thai หิน