Where does “ฝ่าฟัน” come from?

ฝ่าฟัน (Thai) comes from Thai ฝ่า, from Thai ละออง, from Thai ธุลี, from Sanskrit धूलि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dʰuHliṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰuHliš, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂lis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

ฝ่าฟัน (Thai): to struggle; to fight against

Definitions

  1. to struggle; to fight against

Ancestry of “ฝ่าฟัน”, step by step

ฝ่าฟัน traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ฝ่า

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiฝ่าpalm of the hand; sole of the foot; to go...
2Thaiละอองfine particles; dust; powder
3Thaiธุลีdust
4Sanskritधूलिdust, powder, pollen
5Proto-Indo-AryandʰuHliṣ—
6Proto-Indo-IraniandʰuHliš—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂lis—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Thai ฟัน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiฟันto cut; to slash; to have sex with; tooth
2Proto-Southwestern Taivaŋᴬto listen
3Proto-Taiwalᴬto slash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂lis →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰuHliš →