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

Definitions

  1. magnet

Ancestry of “แม่เหล็ก”, step by step

แม่เหล็ก 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 แม่

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแม่mother; female head, chief, or leader; woman in...
2Proto-Taimeːᴮmother

Words derived from “แม่เหล็ก”

Every word from Old Chinese 鐵 →Every word from Proto-Tai ʰlekᴰ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai ʰlekᴰ¹ˢ →