Where does “พี” come from?

พี (Thai) comes from Proto-Tai bwiːᴬ, from Chinese 肥, from English fail, from Middle English failen, from Anglo-Norman faillir, from Vulgar Latin fallire, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.

พี (Thai): fat; the letter P/p

Definitions

  1. fat; the letter P/p

Ancestry of “พี”, step by step

พี traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Tai bwiːᴬ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Taibwiːᴬfat
2Chinese
3EnglishfailTo be unsuccessful; Not to achieve a particular...
4Middle Englishfailen
5Anglo-Normanfailliralternative infinitive of falir; to fail, err
6Vulgar Latinfallire
7Latinfallōto deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive

via English pee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpeeUrine; To urinate; To drizzle
2EnglishpissUrine; An instance of pissing; Alcoholic...
3Middle Englishpissepiss, urine; Alternative form of pissen
4Middle EnglishpissenTo piss; to deliver urine from the genitals; To...
5Old Frenchpissierto piss; to excrete urine
6Vulgar Latinpissiarepresent active infinitive of *pīssiō
7LatinpissioI piss
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel-Every word from Latin fallōEvery word from Vulgar Latin fallire