Where does “พี่น้อง” come from?

พี่น้อง (Thai) comes from Thai พี่, from Proto-Tai biːᴮ — older sibling.

พี่น้อง (Thai): brother or sister; sibling; a term of address to...

Definitions

  1. brother or sister; sibling; a term of address to...

Ancestry of “พี่น้อง”, step by step

พี่น้อง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai พี่

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiพี่elder brother; elder sister; older person;...
2Proto-Taibiːᴮolder sibling

via Thai น้อง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiน้องyounger brother; younger sister; younger person;...
2Proto-Tainwoːŋᶜyounger sibling
Every word from Proto-Tai biːᴮ →Every word from Thai พี่ →