Where does “ฉี่หนู” come from?

ฉี่หนู (Thai) comes from Thai ฉ, from Pali cha, from Pali māsa, from Sanskrit माष — any Old World bean; urad.

ฉี่หนู (Thai): leptospirosis

Definitions

  1. leptospirosis

Ancestry of “ฉี่หนู”, step by step

ฉี่หนู traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ฉ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiฉsixth; six
2Palichasix
3Palimāsaa month; mungo bean, black matpe bean, "Vigna...
4Sanskritमाषany Old World bean; urad

via Thai หนู

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหนูmurid: member of the Muridae family; mouse; rat;...
2Proto-Taiʰnuːᴬmouse; rat
Every word from Sanskrit माष →Every word from Pali māsa →Every word from Pali cha →