Where does “จ๊าด” come from?
จ๊าด (Thai) comes from Burmese ကျပ်, from Proto-Tibeto-Burman gyap, from Middle Chinese 甲.
จ๊าด (Thai): kyat
Ancestry of “จ๊าด”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ကျပ် | kyat; tical; tight |
| 2 | Proto-Tibeto-Burman | gyap | — |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 甲 | — |