Where does “ผีเสื้อ” come from?
ผีเสื้อ (Thai) comes from Thai ผี, from Proto-Tai priːᴬ — spirit.
ผีเสื้อ (Thai): tutelar spirit; butterfly: insect of the order...
Definitions
- tutelar spirit; butterfly: insect of the order...
Ancestry of “ผีเสื้อ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | ผี | deity; god; dead body; corpse; remains; ghost;... |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | priːᴬ | spirit |
Words derived from “ผีเสื้อ”