Where does “โซดาไฟ” come from?
โซดาไฟ (Thai) comes from Thai โซดา, from English soda, from Italian soda, from Arabic سُوَّاد — saltwort.
โซดาไฟ (Thai): caustic soda
Ancestry of “โซดาไฟ”, step by step
โซดาไฟ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai โซดา
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | โซดา | soda (carbonated water) |
| 2 | English | soda | Sodium bicarbonate; Sodium carbonate; Sodium in... |
| 3 | Italian | soda | soda, sodium carbonate; soda water; third-person... |
| 4 | Arabic | سُوَّاد | saltwort |
via Thai ไฟ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | ไฟ | fire; flame; light; light source; electricity |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | wɤjᴬ | fire |