Where does “เหล็กกล้า” come from?
เหล็กกล้า (Thai) comes from Thai เหล็ก, from Proto-Southwestern Tai ʰlekᴰ¹ˢ, from Proto-Tai ʰlekᴰ, from Old Chinese 鐵.
เหล็กกล้า (Thai): steel
Definitions
- steel
Ancestry of “เหล็กกล้า”, step by step
เหล็กกล้า traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai เหล็ก
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | เหล็ก | iron; metal tool; metal; steel; iron |
| 2 | Proto-Southwestern Tai | ʰlekᴰ¹ˢ | iron |
| 3 | Proto-Tai | ʰlekᴰ | iron |
| 4 | Old Chinese | 鐵 | — |
via Thai กล้า
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | กล้า | rice seedling |