Where does “ไข่มุก” come from?

ไข่มุก (Thai) comes from Thai ไข่, from Proto-Tai qraj — egg.

ไข่มุก (Thai): pearl; tapioca pearl

Definitions

  1. pearl; tapioca pearl

Ancestry of “ไข่มุก”, step by step

ไข่มุก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ไข่

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiไข่egg; roe; spawn; ovoid or round object: ball,...
2Proto-Taiqrajegg

via Thai มุก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiมุกpearl; pearl oyster; joke; gag; kidding
2Sanskritमुक्ताpear; pearl
Every word from Proto-Tai qraj →Every word from Thai ไข่ →