Where does “กบในกะลา” come from?
กบในกะลา (Thai) comes from Thai ใน, from Thai มหาสมุทร, from Thai สมุทร, from Sanskrit समुद्र, from Sanskrit सम्-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sam-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
กบในกะลา (Thai): an ignorant or unknowledgeable person, one of very limited outlook (narrow-minded) and experience
Definitions
- an ignorant or unknowledgeable person, one of very limited outlook (narrow-minded) and experience
Ancestry of “กบในกะลา”, step by step
กบในกะลา traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ใน
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ใน | in; inside; within; amidst; into; on; at; during;... |
| 2 | Thai | มหาสมุทร | ocean |
| 3 | Thai | สมุทร | sea |
| 4 | Sanskrit | समुद्र | the sea; ocean |
| 5 | Sanskrit | सम्- | with, together with, along with, together,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sam- | together, joint, paired |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via Thai กบ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | กบ | a group of words/syllables ending with -p sound;... |
| 2 | Thai | เลือก | to choose; to select; to pick; to elect |
| 3 | Thai | นาย | chief; lord; master; the lowest noble rank of... |
| 4 | Old Khmer | nāy | — |
via Thai กะลา
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | กะลา | coconut shell |