Where does “กะปิ” come from?
กะปิ (Thai) comes from Burmese ငါးပိ, from Burmese ငါး, from Sino-Tibetan *l-ŋaʔ.
กะปิ (Thai): shrimp paste
Ancestry of “กะปิ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ငါးပိ | ngapi; fish preserve; fish or shrimp paste |
| 2 | Burmese | ငါး | five; fish |
| 3 | Sino-Tibetan | *l-ŋaʔ | — |
Words derived from “กะปิ”