Where does “ต่อสู้” come from?

ต่อสู้ (Thai) comes from Thai ต่อ, from Proto-Tai toːᴮ — bee.

ต่อสู้ (Thai): fight

Definitions

  1. fight

Ancestry of “ต่อสู้”, step by step

ต่อสู้ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ต่อ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiต่อwasp; to fight; to strike; to attack; to combat;...
2Proto-Taitoːᴮbee

via Thai ส

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสthe 40th consonant letter of the Thai alphabet
2Proto-Southwestern Taisuːᴬyou
Every word from Proto-Tai toːᴮ →Every word from Thai ต่อ →