Where does “แม่เหล็ก” come from?
แม่เหล็ก (Thai) comes from Thai เหล็ก, from Proto-Southwestern Tai ʰlekᴰ¹ˢ, from Proto-Tai ʰlekᴰ, from Old Chinese 鐵.
แม่เหล็ก (Thai): magnet
Ancestry of “แม่เหล็ก”, step by step
| 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 | — |
Words derived from “แม่เหล็ก”