Where does “หีบเพลง” come from?

หีบเพลง (Thai) comes from Thai เพลง, from Middle Khmer ភ្លេង, from Khmer លេង — to play, to enjoy, to do for fun.

หีบเพลง (Thai): accordion; harmonica; mouth organ

Definitions

  1. accordion; harmonica; mouth organ

Ancestry of “หีบเพลง”, step by step

หีบเพลง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai เพลง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเพลงsong; music
2Middle Khmerភ្លេងplaying music; music; music ensemble
3Khmerលេងto play, to enjoy, to do for fun

via Thai หีบ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหีบbox, chest, or similar container, especially one of a square shape and having a lid
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