Where does “ไม้บรรทัด” come from?

ไม้บรรทัด (Thai) comes from Thai ไม้, from Proto-Tai *mwajꟲ.

ไม้บรรทัด (Thai): ruler: strip used for drawing lines, measuring,...

Definitions

  1. ruler: strip used for drawing lines, measuring,...

Ancestry of “ไม้บรรทัด”, step by step

ไม้บรรทัด traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ไม้

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

via Thai บรรทัด

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiบรรทัดrule: line, as on paper, for guiding handwriting;...
2Old Khmerpandâttarule, straight line; ruler, straightedge
Every word from Proto-Tai *mwajꟲ →Every word from Thai ไม้ →
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