Where does “บังคับบัญชา” come from?

บังคับบัญชา (Thai) comes from Thai บังคับ, from Khmer បង្គាប់, from Khmer គាប, from Min Nan 掐 — pinch.

บังคับบัญชา (Thai): to command; to direct; command; control;...

Definitions

  1. to command; to direct; command; control;...

Ancestry of “บังคับบัญชา”, step by step

บังคับบัญชา traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai บังคับ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiบังคับcommand; control; domination; jurisdiction;...
2Khmerបង្គាប់order; command; to order; to command, to instruct
3Khmerគាបto press, compress, pinch, hold by means of...
4Min Nan掐pinch

via Thai บัญชา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiบัญชาcommand; order; instruction; to command; to...
2Old Khmerpañjā—
Every word from Min Nan 掐 →Every word from Khmer គាប →Every word from Khmer បង្គាប់ →
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