Where does “ไฟฟ้า” come from?

ไฟฟ้า (Thai) comes from Thai ไฟ, from Proto-Tai wɤjᴬ — fire.

ไฟฟ้า (Thai): electricity; electric

Definitions

  1. electricity; electric

Ancestry of “ไฟฟ้า”, step by step

ไฟฟ้า traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ไฟ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiไฟfire; flame; light; light source; electricity
2Proto-Taiwɤjᴬfire

via Thai ฟ้า

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiฟ้าsky; air; heaven; royal person; light blue; sky...
2Proto-Tai*vaːꟲsky

Words derived from “ไฟฟ้า

Every word from Proto-Tai wɤjᴬEvery word from Thai ไฟ