Where does “ไฟแดง” come from?

ไฟแดง (Thai) comes from Thai แดง, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ˀdɛːŋᴬ³, from Proto-Tai *C̥.dwiːŋᴬ.

ไฟแดง (Thai): red light

Definitions

  1. red light

Ancestry of “ไฟแดง”, step by step

ไฟแดง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai แดง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแดงred; to reveal; cent; money
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*ˀdɛːŋᴬ³—
3Proto-Tai*C̥.dwiːŋᴬ—

via Thai ไฟ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiไฟfire; flame; light; light source; electricity
2Proto-Taiwɤjᴬfire
Every word from Proto-Tai *C̥.dwiːŋᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ˀdɛːŋᴬ³ →Every word from Thai แดง →