Where does “ตาปู” come from?

ตาปู (Thai) comes from Thai ปู, from Proto-Southwestern Tai puːᴬ¹, from Proto-Tai pɯwᴬ — crab.

ตาปู (Thai): nail, tack, spike

Definitions

  1. nail, tack, spike

Ancestry of “ตาปู”, step by step

ตาปู traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ปู

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiปูcrab; crabmeat; to spread
2Proto-Southwestern Taipuːᴬ¹crab
3Proto-Taipɯwᴬcrab

via Thai ตา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiตาmaternal grandfather; eye; time; turn; moment
2Proto-Taitaːᴬmaternal grandfather
Every word from Proto-Tai pɯwᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai puːᴬ¹ →Every word from Thai ปู →