Where does “กระต่าย” come from?

กระต่าย (Thai) comes from Thai ตาย, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *taːjᴬ², from Proto-Tai *p.taːjᴬ — to die.

กระต่าย (Thai): any of several mammals of the family Leporidae,...

Definitions

  1. any of several mammals of the family Leporidae,...

Ancestry of “กระต่าย”, step by step

กระต่าย traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ตาย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiตายto die: to cease to live; to be or become dead;...
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*taːjᴬ²
3Proto-Tai*p.taːjᴬto die

via Thai กระ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกระaugmentative prefix; freckle; spot; hawksbill sea...

Words derived from “กระต่าย

Every word from Proto-Tai *p.taːjᴬEvery word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *taːjᴬ²Every word from Thai ตาย