Where does “ตาปี” come from?
ตาปี (Thai) comes from Malay tetapi, from Old Malay tathapi, from Sanskrit तथापि, from Sanskrit तथा, from Sanskrit यथा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HyátʰaH, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
Ancestry of “ตาปี”, step by step
ตาปี traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay tetapi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | tetapi | but |
| 2 | Old Malay | tathapi | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | तथापि | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | तथा | in that manner |
| 5 | Sanskrit | यथा | in which manner or way, according as, as, like |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HyátʰaH | in which way, as, in which manner |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yós | that, who, which |
| 8 | Proto-Finnic | wiša | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wišás | poison, venom |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wisós | fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;... |