Where does “ตบ” come from?

ตบ (Thai) comes from Proto-Tai tɤpᴰ — to slap.

ตบ (Thai): to slap; to clap

Definitions

  1. to slap; to clap

Ancestry of “ตบ”, step by step

ตบ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Tai tɤpᴰ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Taitɤpᴰto slap

via Thai กระทืบ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกระทืบto beat or strike with a forcible, downward thrust of the foot

Words derived from “ตบ

Every word from Proto-Tai tɤpᴰ