Where does “ถดถอย” come from?
ถดถอย (Thai) comes from Thai ถอย, from Middle Chinese 退.
ถดถอย (Thai): to decline; to decrease; to diminish
Definitions
- to decline; to decrease; to diminish
Ancestry of “ถดถอย”, step by step
ถดถอย traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ถอย
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ถอย | to move back, backwards, aside, or away; to cause... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 退 | — |
via Thai ถด
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ถด | to move or budge (back, away, or aside) |