Where does “ไก่งวง” come from?
ไก่งวง (Thai) comes from Thai ไก่, from Proto-Tai kajᴮ, from Middle Chinese 雞.
ไก่งวง (Thai): turkey
Definitions
- turkey
Ancestry of “ไก่งวง”, step by step
ไก่งวง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ไก่
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ไก่ | fowl; domesticated fowl, as chicken, turkey, etc;... |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | kajᴮ | chicken |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 雞 | — |
via Thai งวง
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | งวง | elephant's trunk; blossom or spadix of the... |