Where does “พีพี” come from?

พีพี (Thai) comes from Malay Api-Api, from Malay Api, from Proto-Malayic api, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian Sapuy — fire.

พีพี (Thai): (~) Phi Phi Islands, a group of islands in Krabi Province, Thailand

Definitions

  1. (~) Phi Phi Islands, a group of islands in Krabi Province, Thailand

Ancestry of “พีพี”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayApi-Api—
2MalayApifire oxidation reaction
3Proto-Malayicapifire
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhapuyfire
5Proto-AustronesianSapuyfire
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Sapuy →