Where does “กันฝน” come from?
กันฝน (Thai) comes from Thai ฝน, from Persian افیون, from Arabic أَفْيُون, from Ancient Greek ὄπιον, from Ancient Greek ὀπός, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
กันฝน (Thai): rainproof
Definitions
- rainproof
Ancestry of “กันฝน”, step by step
กันฝน traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ฝน
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ฝน | rain; year; to rub; to reduce to powder, sharpen,... |
| 2 | Persian | افیون | opium, poppy-juice |
| 3 | Arabic | أَفْيُون | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὄπιον | poppy juice, opium |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |