Where does “กองทัพบก” come from?

กองทัพบก (Thai) comes from Thai บก, from English big, from Middle English big, from Proto-Germanic bugja-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

กองทัพบก (Thai): army

Definitions

  1. army

Ancestry of “กองทัพบก”, step by step

กองทัพบก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai บก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiบกdry land; land
2EnglishbigOf great size, large; Thought to have undue...
3Middle Englishbig—
4Proto-Germanicbugja-swollen up, thick
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

via Thai กองทัพ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกองทัพarmy
2Thaiทัพtroops; armed force; military body; body of...
3Palidabbawealth; substance; etc
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bugja- →Every word from Middle English big →