Where does “พ่ายแพ้” come from?

พ่ายแพ้ (Thai) comes from Thai พ่าย, from Middle Chinese 敗.

พ่ายแพ้ (Thai): to lose; to be defeated

Definitions

  1. to lose; to be defeated

Ancestry of “พ่ายแพ้”, step by step

พ่ายแพ้ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai พ่าย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiพ่ายTo lose; To escape
2Middle Chinese敗—

via Thai แพ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแพraft; collection of things fastened together like...
2Proto-Taibeːᴬraft
Every word from Middle Chinese 敗 →Every word from Thai พ่าย →