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Where does “ป่าเถื่อน” come from?

ป่าเถื่อน (Thai) comes from Thai ป่า, from Proto-Tai paːᴮ — grove; wood.

ป่าเถื่อน (Thai): barbarous; savage; uncivilised; cruel; harsh;...

Definitions

  1. barbarous; savage; uncivilised; cruel; harsh;...

Ancestry of “ป่าเถื่อน”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiป่าforest; wood; relating to forest; wild; savage
2Proto-Taipaːᴮgrove; wood
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