Where does “ขอทาน” come from?

ขอทาน (Thai) comes from Thai ขอ, from Proto-Tai xɔːᴬ — hook.

ขอทาน (Thai): beggar: alms asker; to beg: to act as a beggar,...

Definitions

  1. beggar: alms asker; to beg: to act as a beggar,...

Ancestry of “ขอทาน”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiขอhook curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something
2Proto-Taixɔːᴬhook

Words derived from “ขอทาน”

Every word from Proto-Tai xɔːᴬ →Every word from Thai ขอ →