Where does “เลือก” come from?

เลือก (Thai) comes from Thai นาย, from Old Khmer nāy.

เลือก (Thai): to choose; to select; to pick; to elect

Definitions

  1. to choose; to select; to pick; to elect

Ancestry of “เลือก”, step by step

เลือก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai นาย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiนายchief; lord; master; the lowest noble rank of...
2Old Khmernāy—

via Proto-Southwestern Tai lɯəkᴰ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Southwestern Tailɯəkᴰto choose

Words derived from “เลือก”

Every word from Old Khmer nāy →Every word from Thai นาย →