Where does “แช่แข็ง” come from?

แช่แข็ง (Thai) comes from Thai แข็ง, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *kʰɛːŋᴬ¹, from Proto-Tai *k.reːŋᴬ.

แช่แข็ง (Thai): to freeze

Definitions

  1. to freeze

Ancestry of “แช่แข็ง”, step by step

แช่แข็ง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai แข็ง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแข็งhard; rigid
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*kʰɛːŋᴬ¹—
3Proto-Tai*k.reːŋᴬ—

via Thai แช่

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแช่to soak; to steep; to immerse
2Proto-Taiɟeːᴮto soak
3Middle Chinese漬—
Every word from Proto-Tai *k.reːŋᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *kʰɛːŋᴬ¹ →Every word from Thai แข็ง →