Where does “ไส้ศึก” come from?

ไส้ศึก (Thai) comes from Thai ศึก, from Proto-Southwestern Tai sɤkᴰ — enemy; enemy; war.

ไส้ศึก (Thai): mole: spy who operates from within an organisation, country, etc

Definitions

  1. mole: spy who operates from within an organisation, country, etc

Ancestry of “ไส้ศึก”, step by step

ไส้ศึก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ศึก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiศึกarmed conflict; war; battle; fight; armed force;...
2Proto-Southwestern Taisɤkᴰenemy; enemy; war

via Thai ไส้

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiไส้intestine; someone or something that fills or is...
2Proto-Tai*sajꟲ—
Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai sɤkᴰ →Every word from Thai ศึก →