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

  1. iron; metal tool; metal; steel; iron

Ancestry of “เหล็ก”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Southwestern Taiʰlekᴰ¹ˢiron
2Proto-Taiʰlekᴰiron
3Old Chinese鐵—

Words derived from “เหล็ก”

Every word from Old Chinese 鐵 →Every word from Proto-Tai ʰlekᴰ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai ʰlekᴰ¹ˢ →