Where does “ชาวไร่” come from?
ชาวไร่ (Thai) comes from Thai ไร่, from Proto-Tai rɤjᴮ — dry field.
ชาวไร่ (Thai): farmer; crop grower (other than rice such as maizes, sugar canes, soybeans, potatoes, yams, cassavas, coffee beans, grapes, tea leaves, etc.)
Definitions
- farmer; crop grower (other than rice such as maizes, sugar canes, soybeans, potatoes, yams, cassavas, coffee beans, grapes, tea leaves, etc.)
Ancestry of “ชาวไร่”, step by step
ชาวไร่ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ไร่
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ไร่ | terrace; plantation, field; rai, area of land... |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | rɤjᴮ | dry field |
via Thai ชาว
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ชาว | approx. -er, -an, -ese, -ist etc.; people sharing... |