Where does “เหรียญทอง” come from?

เหรียญทอง (Thai) comes from Thai เหรียญ, from Portuguese Real, from Latin rēgālis, from Latin rēx, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

เหรียญทอง (Thai): gold medal

Definitions

  1. gold medal

Ancestry of “เหรียญทอง”, step by step

เหรียญทอง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai เหรียญ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเหรียญcoin; dollar; medal
2PortugueseRealtrue, real
3Latinrēgālisregal, royal
4Latinrēxking, ruler
5Proto-Italicrēksking
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Thai ทอง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiทองgold; feces; any metallic material, such as...
2Old Chinese銅—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Italic rēks →