Where does “เต่า” come from?

เต่า (Thai) comes from Proto-Southwestern Tai tawᴮ¹, from Proto-Tai tawᴮ — turtle.

เต่า (Thai): turtle, tortoise, reptile of the order...

Definitions

  1. turtle, tortoise, reptile of the order...

Ancestry of “เต่า”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Southwestern Taitawᴮ¹turtle
2Proto-Taitawᴮturtle

Words derived from “เต่า”

Every word from Proto-Tai tawᴮ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai tawᴮ¹ →