Where does “กะปิ” come from?

กะปิ (Thai) comes from Burmese ငါးပိ, from Burmese ငါး, from Sino-Tibetan *l-ŋaʔ.

กะปิ (Thai): shrimp paste

Definitions

  1. shrimp paste

Ancestry of “กะปิ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseငါးပိngapi; fish preserve; fish or shrimp paste
2Burmeseငါးfive; fish
3Sino-Tibetan*l-ŋaʔ—

Words derived from “กะปิ”

Every word from Sino-Tibetan *l-ŋaʔ →Every word from Burmese ငါး →Every word from Burmese ငါးပိ →