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Where does “ฟันธง” come from?

ฟันธง (Thai) comes from Thai ฟัน, from Proto-Southwestern Tai vaŋᴬ, from Proto-Tai walᴬ — to slash.

ฟันธง (Thai): to affirm, to confirm; to give a conclusive...

Definitions

  1. to affirm, to confirm; to give a conclusive...

Ancestry of “ฟันธง”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiฟันto cut; to slash; to have sex with; tooth
2Proto-Southwestern Taivaŋᴬto listen
3Proto-Taiwalᴬto slash
Every word from Proto-Tai walᴬ →