Where does “เกา” come from?

เกา (Thai) comes from Proto-Malayic *kau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian i-kahu, from Proto-Austronesian i-kaSu.

เกา (Thai): to scratch; Korean

Definitions

  1. to scratch; Korean

Ancestry of “เกา”, step by step

เกา traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayic *kau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*kauyou, your
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiani-kahu—
3Proto-Austronesiani-kaSu—

via Thai เกาหลี

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ThaiเกาหลีKorea
2Chinese Mandarin高麗—

via Proto-Tai kawᴬ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Taikawᴬto scratch; I; me

Words derived from “เกา”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian i-kaSu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian i-kahu →Every word from Proto-Malayic *kau →