Where does “เหงือก” come from?
เหงือก (Thai) comes from Proto-Southwestern Tai ʰŋɯəkᴰ, from Proto-Tai ʰŋɯəkᴰ, from Old Chinese 顎.
เหงือก (Thai): gum; gill
Ancestry of “เหงือก”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Southwestern Tai | ʰŋɯəkᴰ | gum; gill |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | ʰŋɯəkᴰ | gum; gill |
| 3 | Old Chinese | 顎 | — |