Where does “พ่อเลี้ยง” come from?

พ่อเลี้ยง (Thai) comes from Thai เลี้ยง, from Proto-Tai *liəŋꟲ, from Old Chinese 養.

พ่อเลี้ยง (Thai): foster father; stepfather; wealthy man; man in...

Definitions

  1. foster father; stepfather; wealthy man; man in...

Ancestry of “พ่อเลี้ยง”, step by step

พ่อเลี้ยง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai เลี้ยง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเลี้ยงto maintain, to keep or make remain (in a good or certain condition); to prolong, to lengthen, to make remain in existence for a longer period
2Proto-Tai*liəŋꟲ—
3Old Chinese養—

via Thai พ่อ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiพ่อfather; male head, lord, leader, or master; man...
2Proto-Taiboːᴮnot; father
Every word from Old Chinese 養 →Every word from Proto-Tai *liəŋꟲ →Every word from Thai เลี้ยง →