Where does “รุ่นพี่” come from?

รุ่นพี่ (Thai) comes from Thai พี่, from Proto-Tai biːᴮ — older sibling.

รุ่นพี่ (Thai): senior: person older than another

Definitions

  1. senior: person older than another

Ancestry of “รุ่นพี่”, step by step

รุ่นพี่ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai พี่

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiพี่elder brother; elder sister; older person;...
2Proto-Taibiːᴮolder sibling

via Thai รุ่น

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiรุ่นgeneration; period; time; class; group; batch;...
Every word from Proto-Tai biːᴮEvery word from Thai พี่