Where does “คบไฟ” come from?

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

คบไฟ (Thai): torch

Definitions

  1. torch

Ancestry of “คบไฟ”, step by step

คบไฟ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ไฟ

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

via Thai คบ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiคบto associate with; to be friends with; to date;...
2Khmerគប់to associate with, to befriend
Every word from Proto-Tai wɤjᴬ →Every word from Thai ไฟ →