Where does “ไก่ป่า” come from?
ไก่ป่า (Thai) comes from Thai ไก่, from Proto-Tai kajᴮ, from Middle Chinese 雞.
ไก่ป่า (Thai): wild chicken
Ancestry of “ไก่ป่า”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | ไก่ | fowl; domesticated fowl, as chicken, turkey, etc;... |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | kajᴮ | chicken |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 雞 | — |