Where does “หินย้อย” come from?

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

หินย้อย (Thai): stalactite

Definitions

  1. stalactite

Ancestry of “หินย้อย”, step by step

หินย้อย traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai หิน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหินstone; rock
2Proto-Taitriːlᴬstone

via Thai ย้อย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiย้อยto droop; to suspend
Every word from Proto-Tai triːlᴬ →Every word from Thai หิน →