Where does “ทั่วไป” come from?

ทั่วไป (Thai) comes from Thai ไป, from Proto-Tai pajᴬ — to go.

ทั่วไป (Thai): general; common

Definitions

  1. general; common

Ancestry of “ทั่วไป”, step by step

ทั่วไป traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ไป

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiไปto go; to move (away from the speaker); to leave; to depart
2Proto-Taipajᴬto go

via Thai ทั่ว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiทั่วall over; general
Every word from Proto-Tai pajᴬ →Every word from Thai ไป →