Where does “เรือดำน้ำ” come from?
เรือดำน้ำ (Thai) comes from Thai เรือ, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *rɯəᴬ⁴, from Proto-Tai *C̬.rwɯəᴬ — boat.
เรือดำน้ำ (Thai): submarine
Ancestry of “เรือดำน้ำ”, step by step
เรือดำน้ำ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai เรือ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | เรือ | watercraft: boat; ship; etc; rook |
| 2 | Proto-Southwestern Tai | *rɯəᴬ⁴ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Tai | *C̬.rwɯəᴬ | boat |
via Thai ดำน้ำ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | ดำน้ำ | to dive into water; to ad lib; to improvise; to... |
| 2 | Thai | น้ำ | water; any liquid or fluid; body of water, as... |
| 3 | Proto-Tai | *C̬.namꟲ | water |