Where does “ทาย” come from?

ทาย (Thai) comes from Pali dāya, from Sanskrit दाय, from Sanskrit दा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian daH-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

ทาย (Thai): to divine; to prophesy; to predict

Definitions

  1. to divine; to prophesy; to predict

Ancestry of “ทาย”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ทาย”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian daH- →Every word from Sanskrit दा →