Where does “ไก่ฟ้า” come from?

ไก่ฟ้า (Thai) comes from Thai ไก่, from Proto-Tai kajᴮ, from Middle Chinese 雞.

ไก่ฟ้า (Thai): pheasant

Definitions

  1. pheasant

Ancestry of “ไก่ฟ้า”, step by step

ไก่ฟ้า traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ไก่

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiไก่fowl; domesticated fowl, as chicken, turkey, etc;...
2Proto-Taikajᴮchicken
3Middle Chinese雞—

via Thai ฟ้า

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiฟ้าsky; air; heaven; royal person; light blue; sky...
2Proto-Tai*vaːꟲsky
Every word from Middle Chinese 雞 →Every word from Proto-Tai kajᴮ →Every word from Thai ไก่ →