Where does “ครับ” come from?
ครับ (Thai) comes from Thai ขอรับ, from Thai ขอ, from Proto-Tai xɔːᴬ — hook.
ครับ (Thai): employed by males to express affirmation or...
Definitions
- employed by males to express affirmation or...
Ancestry of “ครับ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Thai | ขอรับ | Particle used by male speakers at the end of... |
| 2 | Thai | ขอ | hook; to ask; to request; may I have ., please? |
| 3 | Proto-Tai | xɔːᴬ | hook |