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Where does “มีชู้” come from?

มีชู้ (Thai) comes from Thai มี, from English mi, from Middle English mi, from Middle English min, from Old English mīn, from Proto-Germanic *mīn, from Proto-Germanic mīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European méynos — to fix, to build fortifications or fences.

มีชู้ (Thai): to commit adultery

Definitions

  1. to commit adultery

Ancestry of “มีชู้”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiมีto have; to own; to possess; to contain; to...
2EnglishmiA syllable used in sol-fa to represent the third...
3Middle EnglishmiFirst-person singular genitive determiner: my
4Middle EnglishminFirst-person singular genitive determiner: my;...
5Old Englishmīnmy, mine
6Proto-Germanic*mīn—
7Proto-Germanicmīnazmy, mine; 1st person singular possessive
8Proto-Indo-Europeanméynosmy; mine
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmeito fix, to build fortifications or fences
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