Where does “เหล็ก” come from?
เหล็ก (Thai) comes from Proto-Southwestern Tai ʰlekᴰ¹ˢ, from Proto-Tai ʰlekᴰ, from Old Chinese 鐵.
เหล็ก (Thai): iron; metal tool; metal; steel; iron
Definitions
- iron; metal tool; metal; steel; iron
Ancestry of “เหล็ก”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Southwestern Tai | ʰlekᴰ¹ˢ | iron |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | ʰlekᴰ | iron |
| 3 | Old Chinese | 鐵 | — |
Words derived from “เหล็ก”