Where does “กวาดล้าง” come from?
กวาดล้าง (Thai) comes from Thai กวาด, from Proto-Tai kwaːtᴰ, from Old Chinese 刮.
กวาดล้าง (Thai): to annihilate, to exterminate
Definitions
- to annihilate, to exterminate
Ancestry of “กวาดล้าง”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Thai | กวาด | to sweep |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | kwaːtᴰ | to sweep |
| 3 | Old Chinese | 刮 | — |