Where does “แมลง” come from?
แมลง (Thai) comes from Proto-Southwestern Tai mlɛːŋᴬ, from Proto-Tai m.leːŋᴬ, from Middle Chinese 螟蛉.
แมลง (Thai): hexapod; insect
Ancestry of “แมลง”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Southwestern Tai | mlɛːŋᴬ | insect |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | m.leːŋᴬ | insect |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 螟蛉 | — |
Words derived from “แมลง”