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Where does “น้องชาย” come from?

น้องชาย (Thai) comes from Thai ชาย, from Proto-Tai ʑaːjᴬ — eaves; male; man; male.

น้องชาย (Thai): younger brother; a term of address to a young or...

Definitions

  1. younger brother; a term of address to a young or...

Ancestry of “น้องชาย”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiชายmale; man; edge; eaves
2Proto-Taiʑaːjᴬeaves; male; man; male
Every word from Proto-Tai ʑaːjᴬ →