Where does “เค้า” come from?

เค้า (Thai) comes from Thai เขา, from Proto-Tai qawᴬ — horn.

เค้า (Thai): trace, imprint, stamp (as of ancestry); vestige; outline

Definitions

  1. trace, imprint, stamp (as of ancestry); vestige; outline

Ancestry of “เค้า”, step by step

เค้า traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai เขา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเขาhe; she; they; I; oneself; one who is not on...
2Proto-Taiqawᴬhorn

via Proto-Tai *ɡawꟲ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Tai*ɡawꟲ—

Words derived from “เค้า”

Every word from Proto-Tai qawᴬ →Every word from Thai เขา →