Where does “ทักทาย” come from?
ทักทาย (Thai) comes from Thai ทาย, from Pali dāya, from Sanskrit दाय, from Sanskrit दा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian daH-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
ทักทาย (Thai): to greet: to address with certain salutation
Definitions
- to greet: to address with certain salutation
Ancestry of “ทักทาย”, step by step
ทักทาย traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ทาย
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ทาย | to divine; to prophesy; to predict |
| 2 | Pali | dāya | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | दाय | gift, present, donation |
| 4 | Sanskrit | दा | a giver; to give; to cut, reap, divide, mow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | daH- | give |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
via Thai ทัก
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ทัก | to greet: to address with certain salutation |