Where does “โรงไฟฟ้า” come from?
โรงไฟฟ้า (Thai) comes from Thai ไฟฟ้า, from Thai ไฟ, from Proto-Tai wɤjᴬ — fire.
โรงไฟฟ้า (Thai): power station, power plant
Definitions
- power station, power plant
Ancestry of “โรงไฟฟ้า”, step by step
โรงไฟฟ้า traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ไฟฟ้า
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | ไฟฟ้า | electricity; electric |
| 2 | Thai | ไฟ | fire; flame; light; light source; electricity |
| 3 | Proto-Tai | wɤjᴬ | fire |
via Thai โรง
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | โรง | building or structure, especially one roofed or... |
| 2 | Malay | ruang | An area of the house that is usually without that much activity and is calming |