Where does “ก่อไฟ” come from?

ก่อไฟ (Thai) comes from Thai ไฟ, from Proto-Tai wɤjᴬ — fire.

ก่อไฟ (Thai): to start a fire; to build a fire

Definitions

  1. to start a fire; to build a fire

Ancestry of “ก่อไฟ”, step by step

ก่อไฟ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ไฟ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiไฟfire; flame; light; light source; electricity
2Proto-Taiwɤjᴬfire

via Thai ก่อ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiก่อto build; to set; many trees of the family...
2Proto-Taikoːᴮto build
Every word from Proto-Tai wɤjᴬ →Every word from Thai ไฟ →
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