Where does “ไม้กอล์ฟ” come from?

ไม้กอล์ฟ (Thai) comes from Thai กอล์ฟ, from English golf, from Middle Dutch colve, from Proto-Germanic *kulbaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

ไม้กอล์ฟ (Thai): golf club

Definitions

  1. golf club

Ancestry of “ไม้กอล์ฟ”, step by step

ไม้กอล์ฟ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai กอล์ฟ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกอล์ฟgolf
2EnglishgolfA ball game played by individuals competing...
3Middle Dutchcolve—
4Proto-Germanic*kulbazround object, lump
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

via Thai ไม้

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiไม้wood; stick; log; tree; plant; mark
2Proto-Tai*mwajꟲ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kulbaz →Every word from Middle Dutch colve →