why not? you've basically said the same thing about the punches in muaythai.
i tried to make the point about the thais calling the uppercut an uppercut and a hook a hook instead of using thai terms. you basically told me that these were always in the thai arsenal but the western terminology was more popular. thats how you justified the thais using these terms.
and think about it mark. how many ways can you knee or elbow somebody? i know the thais have made a science of it,more so than anyones else but how hard would it be to stumble on it?
from what you've said it wasn't hard for the thais to stumble on to the hook and uppercut with know western influence.