Where does “กบ” come from?
กบ (Thai) comes from Thai เลือก, from Thai นาย, from Old Khmer nāy.
กบ (Thai): a group of words/syllables ending with -p sound;...
Definitions
- a group of words/syllables ending with -p sound;...
Ancestry of “กบ”, step by step
กบ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai เลือก
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | เลือก | to choose; to select; to pick; to elect |
| 2 | Thai | นาย | chief; lord; master; the lowest noble rank of... |
| 3 | Old Khmer | nāy | — |
via Lao ກີບ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lao | ກີບ | hoof; kip |
via Proto-Tai kɤpᴰ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Tai | kɤpᴰ | frog |