Where does “พบปะ” come from?

พบปะ (Thai) comes from Thai ปะ, from Thai ไป, from Proto-Tai pajᴬ — to go.

พบปะ (Thai): to meet, to encounter

Definitions

  1. to meet, to encounter

Ancestry of “พบปะ”, step by step

พบปะ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ปะ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiปะto cover to put or place on the top or surface (of)
2Thaiไปto go; to move (away from the speaker); to leave; to depart
3Proto-Taipajᴬto go

via Thai พบ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiพบto meet, to encounter; to find
Every word from Proto-Tai pajᴬ →Every word from Thai ไป →Every word from Thai ปะ →