Where does “เรือเหาะ” come from?

เรือเหาะ (Thai) comes from Thai เรือ, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *rɯəᴬ⁴, from Proto-Tai *C̬.rwɯəᴬ — boat.

เรือเหาะ (Thai): flying boat; flying ship; airplane; airship

Definitions

  1. flying boat; flying ship; airplane; airship

Ancestry of “เรือเหาะ”, step by step

เรือเหาะ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai เรือ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเรือwatercraft: boat; ship; etc; rook
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*rɯəᴬ⁴—
3Proto-Tai*C̬.rwɯəᴬboat

via Thai เหาะ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเหาะto fly, move in the air, or travel through the...
2Old Khmerhoḥto fly by supernatural power
Every word from Proto-Tai *C̬.rwɯəᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *rɯəᴬ⁴ →Every word from Thai เรือ →