Where does “ขอรับ” come from?

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

ขอรับ (Thai): Particle used by male speakers at the end of...

Definitions

  1. Particle used by male speakers at the end of...

Ancestry of “ขอรับ”, step by step

ขอรับ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ขอ

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

via Thai รับ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiรับto greet; to receive; to welcome; to acquire; to...
2Proto-Southwestern Tairapᴰ²ˢto accept; to receive

Words derived from “ขอรับ

Every word from Proto-Tai xɔːᴬEvery word from Thai ขอ