Where does “เรือใบ” come from?

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

เรือใบ (Thai): sailboat

Definitions

  1. sailboat

Ancestry of “เรือใบ”, step by step

เรือใบ 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 ใบ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiใบleaf; sail; legal document
2Proto-Taiɓaɰᴬleaf
Every word from Proto-Tai *C̬.rwɯəᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *rɯəᴬ⁴ →Every word from Thai เรือ →