Where does “ตบมือ” come from?

ตบมือ (Thai) comes from Thai มือ, from Proto-Tai mwɯːᴬ — hand.

ตบมือ (Thai): to clap

Definitions

  1. to clap

Ancestry of “ตบมือ”, step by step

ตบมือ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai มือ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiมือhand
2Proto-Taimwɯːᴬhand

via Thai ตบ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiตบto slap; to clap
2Proto-Taitɤpᴰto slap
Every word from Proto-Tai mwɯːᴬ →Every word from Thai มือ →