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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiทายto divine; to prophesy; to predict
2Palidāya
3Sanskritदायgift, present, donation
4Sanskritदाa giver; to give; to cut, reap, divide, mow
5Proto-Indo-IraniandaH-give
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Thai ทัก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiทักto greet: to address with certain salutation
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian daH-Every word from Sanskrit दा