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

Definitions

  1. hexapod; insect

Ancestry of “แมลง”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Southwestern Taimlɛːŋᴬinsect
2Proto-Taim.leːŋᴬinsect
3Middle Chinese螟蛉—

Words derived from “แมลง”

Every word from Middle Chinese 螟蛉 →Every word from Proto-Tai m.leːŋᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai mlɛːŋᴬ →