Where does “กระเจี๊ยบมอญ” come from?
กระเจี๊ยบมอญ (Thai) comes from Thai มอญ, from Burmese မည်, from English ma’am, from English madam, from Middle English madame, from Old French madame, from Old French dame, from Late Latin domna — to build; to arrange, to put together.
กระเจี๊ยบมอญ (Thai): okra (Abelmoschus esculentus, syn. Hibiscus esculentus)
Definitions
- okra (Abelmoschus esculentus, syn. Hibiscus esculentus)
Ancestry of “กระเจี๊ยบมอญ”, step by step
กระเจี๊ยบมอญ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai มอญ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | มอญ | Mon people an ethnic group of Myanmar and Thailand |
| 2 | Burmese | မည် | how; to be called; Alternative form of မယ် |
| 3 | English | ma’am | A polite and formal way to address a woman |
| 4 | English | madam | "Mrs Grey wondered if the outfit she was trying... |
| 5 | Middle English | madame | madam polite term of address or (less often) title for a noble lady |
| 6 | Old French | madame | — |
| 7 | Old French | dame | lady; woman |
| 8 | Late Latin | domna | lady, mistress |
| 9 | Latin | domina | lady or mistress of the house |
| 10 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 11 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |