Where does “กัด” come from?

กัด (Thai) comes from Proto-Tai katᴰ — to gnash or grind, of the teeth.

กัด (Thai): to bite; fighting fish; betta

Definitions

  1. to bite; fighting fish; betta

Ancestry of “กัด”, step by step

กัด traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Tai katᴰ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Taikatᴰto gnash or grind, of the teeth

via Proto-Palaungic *kɤ/at

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Palaungic*kɤ/at—

Words derived from “กัด”

Every word from Proto-Tai katᴰ →