Where does “หินแปร” come from?

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

หินแปร (Thai): metamorphic rock

Definitions

  1. metamorphic rock

Ancestry of “หินแปร”, step by step

หินแปร traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai หิน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหินstone; rock
2Proto-Taitriːlᴬstone

via Thai แปร

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแปรto change; to alter; to transform
2Burmeseပြည်country; Kingdom; pus
Every word from Proto-Tai triːlᴬ →Every word from Thai หิน →