Where does “ไฟฟ้า” come from?
ไฟฟ้า (Thai) comes from Thai ไฟ, from Proto-Tai wɤjᴬ — fire.
ไฟฟ้า (Thai): electricity; electric
Ancestry of “ไฟฟ้า”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | ไฟ | fire; flame; light; light source; electricity |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | wɤjᴬ | fire |
Words derived from “ไฟฟ้า”