Where does “รับแขก” come from?

รับแขก (Thai) comes from Thai รับ, from Proto-Southwestern Tai rapᴰ²ˢ — to accept; to receive.

รับแขก (Thai): to receive, welcome, entertain a guest or visitor

Definitions

  1. to receive, welcome, entertain a guest or visitor

Ancestry of “รับแขก”, step by step

รับแขก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai รับ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiรับto greet; to receive; to welcome; to acquire; to...
2Proto-Southwestern Tairapᴰ²ˢto accept; to receive

via Thai แขก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแขกguest; visitor; customer; person of Afghanistani,...

Words derived from “รับแขก

Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai rapᴰ²ˢEvery word from Thai รับ