Where does “ไม้ขนไก่” come from?

ไม้ขนไก่ (Thai) comes from Thai ไก่, from Proto-Tai kajᴮ, from Middle Chinese 雞.

ไม้ขนไก่ (Thai): feather duster, especially one made of chicken feathers

Definitions

  1. feather duster, especially one made of chicken feathers

Ancestry of “ไม้ขนไก่”, step by step

ไม้ขนไก่ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ไก่

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiไก่fowl; domesticated fowl, as chicken, turkey, etc;...
2Proto-Taikajᴮchicken
3Middle Chinese雞—

via Thai ไม้

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiไม้wood; stick; log; tree; plant; mark
2Proto-Tai*mwajꟲ—

via Thai ขน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiขนbody hair; fur; wool; feather
Every word from Middle Chinese 雞 →Every word from Proto-Tai kajᴮ →Every word from Thai ไก่ →