Where does “ถามไถ่” come from?

ถามไถ่ (Thai) comes from Thai ถาม, from Proto-Tai c.raːmᴬ — to ask.

ถามไถ่ (Thai): to seek information by questioning: to inquire, to ask, etc

Definitions

  1. to seek information by questioning: to inquire, to ask, etc

Ancestry of “ถามไถ่”, step by step

ถามไถ่ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ถาม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ThaiถามTo ask
2Proto-Taic.raːmᴬto ask

via Thai ไถ่

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiไถ่to redeem oneself, to repent; to ask, to inquire,...
Every word from Proto-Tai c.raːmᴬ →Every word from Thai ถาม →