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
- fat; the letter P/p
Ancestry of “พี”, step by step
พี traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Tai bwiːᴬ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Tai | bwiːᴬ | fat |
| 2 | Chinese | 肥 | — |
| 3 | English | fail | To be unsuccessful; Not to achieve a particular... |
| 4 | Middle English | failen | — |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | faillir | alternative infinitive of falir; to fail, err |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | fallire | — |
| 7 | Latin | fallō | to deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |
via English pee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pee | Urine; To urinate; To drizzle |
| 2 | English | piss | Urine; An instance of pissing; Alcoholic... |
| 3 | Middle English | pisse | piss, urine; Alternative form of pissen |
| 4 | Middle English | pissen | To piss; to deliver urine from the genitals; To... |
| 5 | Old French | pissier | to piss; to excrete urine |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | pissiare | present active infinitive of *pīssiō |
| 7 | Latin | pissio | I piss |