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Where does “ปู” come from?

ปู (Thai) comes from Proto-Southwestern Tai puːᴬ¹, from Proto-Tai pɯwᴬ — crab.

ปู (Thai): crab; crabmeat; to spread

Definitions

  1. crab; crabmeat; to spread

Ancestry of “ปู”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Southwestern Taipuːᴬ¹crab
2Proto-Taipɯwᴬcrab
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