Where does “โต๊ะหมู่” come from?

โต๊ะหมู่ (Thai) comes from Thai โต๊ะ, from Malay tok — grandfather.

โต๊ะหมู่ (Thai): group of small tables in a hill-like arrangement,...

Definitions

  1. group of small tables in a hill-like arrangement,...

Ancestry of “โต๊ะหมู่”, step by step

โต๊ะหมู่ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai โต๊ะ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiโต๊ะtable; desk; Alternative form of โตก; used as a...
2Malaytokgrandfather

via Thai หมู่

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหมู่group; flock
Every word from Malay tok →Every word from Thai โต๊ะ →