Where does “เหล็กแหลม” come from?

เหล็กแหลม (Thai) comes from Thai เหล็ก, from Proto-Southwestern Tai ʰlekᴰ¹ˢ, from Proto-Tai ʰlekᴰ, from Old Chinese 鐵.

เหล็กแหลม (Thai): awl

Definitions

  1. awl

Ancestry of “เหล็กแหลม”, step by step

เหล็กแหลม traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai เหล็ก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเหล็กiron; metal tool; metal; steel; iron
2Proto-Southwestern Taiʰlekᴰ¹ˢiron
3Proto-Taiʰlekᴰiron
4Old Chinese鐵—

via Thai แหลม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแหลมpointed; sharp; keen; pointy; quick-witted;...
2Proto-Taiʰleːmᴬsharp-pointed
Every word from Old Chinese 鐵 →Every word from Proto-Tai ʰlekᴰ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai ʰlekᴰ¹ˢ →