Where does “ป้ายรถเมล์” come from?

ป้ายรถเมล์ (Thai) comes from Thai รถเมล์, from Thai เมล์, from English mail, from Middle English mal, from Old English māl, from Old Norse mál, from Proto-Germanic mēlą, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

ป้ายรถเมล์ (Thai): bus stop

Definitions

  1. bus stop

Ancestry of “ป้ายรถเมล์”, step by step

ป้ายรถเมล์ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai รถเมล์

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiรถเมล์bus
2Thaiเมล์mail
3EnglishmailA bag or wallet; A bag containing letters to be...
4Middle Englishmal
5Old Englishmālspeech, contract, agreement; suit, case, action,...
6Old Norsemállanguage; speech; matter, affair
7Proto-Germanicmēląmeasure, measurement; time, occasion; point in...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Thai ป้าย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiป้ายsign, banner, label; to smear; to daub; to accuse...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-