Where does “ไฟฉาย” come from?

ไฟฉาย (Thai) comes from Thai ฉาย, from Sanskrit छाया, from Proto-Indo-Iranian śćaHyáH, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

ไฟฉาย (Thai): flashlight; penis

Definitions

  1. flashlight; penis

Ancestry of “ไฟฉาย”, step by step

ไฟฉาย traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ฉาย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiฉายto shine; to illuminate; to project
2Sanskritछायाshadow; shade; shady place; reflection; shading...
3Proto-Indo-IranianśćaHyáHshade, shadow
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃ih₂shadow, shade
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

via Thai ไฟ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiไฟfire; flame; light; light source; electricity
2Proto-Taiwɤjᴬfire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian śćaHyáH