Where does “ค่าไถ่” come from?
ค่าไถ่ (Thai) comes from Thai ค่า, from Middle Chinese 價.
ค่าไถ่ (Thai): ransom
Definitions
- ransom
Ancestry of “ค่าไถ่”, step by step
ค่าไถ่ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ค่า
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ค่า | price, cost, fee; Alternative form of ค่ะ |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 價 | — |
via Thai ไถ่
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ไถ่ | to redeem oneself, to repent; to ask, to inquire,... |