Where does “กองทัพ” come from?

กองทัพ (Thai) comes from Thai ทัพ, from Pali dabba — wealth; substance; etc.

กองทัพ (Thai): army

Definitions

  1. army

Ancestry of “กองทัพ”, step by step

กองทัพ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ทัพ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiทัพtroops; armed force; military body; body of...
2Palidabbawealth; substance; etc

via Thai กอง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกองheap; pile; stack; mound; to pile up; to pile; to...
2Proto-Taikoːŋᴬto heap up

Words derived from “กองทัพ”

Every word from Pali dabba →Every word from Thai ทัพ →