Where does “บ้านผีสิง” come from?
บ้านผีสิง (Thai) comes from Thai บ้าน, from Proto-Tai *ɓaːnꟲ.
บ้านผีสิง (Thai): haunted house
Ancestry of “บ้านผีสิง”, step by step
บ้านผีสิง traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai บ้าน
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | บ้าน | house; village; community |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | *ɓaːnꟲ | — |
via Thai ผี
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | ผี | deity; god; dead body; corpse; remains; ghost;... |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | priːᴬ | spirit |
via Thai สิง
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | สิง | to possess; to occupy; to dwell; to reside; to... |
| 2 | Old Khmer | syaṅa | — |