Where does “โพแดง” come from?

โพแดง (Thai) comes from Thai แดง, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ˀdɛːŋᴬ³, from Proto-Tai *C̥.dwiːŋᴬ.

โพแดง (Thai): heart

Definitions

  1. heart

Ancestry of “โพแดง”, step by step

โพแดง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai แดง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแดงred; to reveal; cent; money
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*ˀdɛːŋᴬ³—
3Proto-Tai*C̥.dwiːŋᴬ—

via Thai โพ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiโพsacred fig
Every word from Proto-Tai *C̥.dwiːŋᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ˀdɛːŋᴬ³ →Every word from Thai แดง →