Where does “นิ้วชี้” come from?
นิ้วชี้ (Thai) comes from Thai ชี้, from Proto-Tai ɟiːᶜ — to point.
นิ้วชี้ (Thai): index finger; forefinger
Ancestry of “นิ้วชี้”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Thai | ชี้ | to point ; to indicate a direction |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | ɟiːᶜ | to point |