Where does “ไก่ทอด” come from?
ไก่ทอด (Thai) comes from Thai ไก่, from Proto-Tai kajᴮ, from Middle Chinese 雞.
ไก่ทอด (Thai): fried chicken
Definitions
- fried chicken
Ancestry of “ไก่ทอด”, step by step
ไก่ทอด 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 ทอด
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ทอด | to fry; to deep-fry |