Where does “ฝ่าไฟแดง” come from?
ฝ่าไฟแดง (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.
ฝ่าไฟแดง (Thai): to run a red light
Definitions
- to run a red light
Ancestry of “ฝ่าไฟแดง”, step by step
ฝ่าไฟแดง traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ฝ่า
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ฝ่า | palm of the hand; sole of the foot; to go... |
| 2 | Thai | ละออง | fine particles; dust; powder |
| 3 | Thai | ธุลี | dust |
| 4 | Sanskrit | धूलि | dust, powder, pollen |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | dʰuHliṣ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰuHliš | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰuh₂lis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via Thai แดง
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | แดง | red; to reveal; cent; money |
| 2 | Proto-Southwestern Tai | *ˀdɛːŋᴬ³ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Tai | *C̥.dwiːŋᴬ | — |