Where does “มีดพับ” come from?

มีดพับ (Thai) comes from Thai พับ, from Proto-Tai bapᴰ — to fold.

มีดพับ (Thai): folding knife

Definitions

  1. folding knife

Ancestry of “มีดพับ”, step by step

มีดพับ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai พับ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiพับto fold
2Proto-Taibapᴰto fold

via Thai มีด

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiมีดknife
2Proto-Taimitᴰknife
Every word from Proto-Tai bapᴰ →Every word from Thai พับ →