Where does “กองทัพบก” come from?

กองทัพบก (Thai) comes from Thai บก, from English big, from Middle English big, from Middle English biggen, from Old Norse byggja, from Proto-Germanic būwijaną, from Proto-Germanic būaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

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
4Middle Englishbiggenbuild; dwell
5Old Norsebyggjato settle, build; to inhabit, dwell, live; to let...
6Proto-Germanicbūwijanąto settle, to inhabit
7Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Thai กองทัพ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกองทัพarmy
2Thaiทัพtroops; armed force; military body; body of...
3Palidabbawealth; substance; etc
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH-Every word from Proto-Germanic būanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic būwijaną
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