Where does “ตัวแปร” come from?

ตัวแปร (Thai) comes from Thai ตัว, from Old Chinese 頭.

ตัวแปร (Thai): variable

Definitions

  1. variable

Ancestry of “ตัวแปร”, step by step

ตัวแปร traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ตัว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiตัวself; figure; form; shape; body; embodiment;...
2Old Chinese頭—

via Thai แปร

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแปรto change; to alter; to transform
2Burmeseပြည်country; Kingdom; pus
Every word from Old Chinese 頭 →Every word from Thai ตัว →