Where does “รู้จัก” come from?

รู้จัก (Thai) comes from Thai รู้, from Proto-Tai rɯːwᶜ — to know.

รู้จัก (Thai): to know (a person); to be acquainted with

Definitions

  1. to know (a person); to be acquainted with

Ancestry of “รู้จัก”, step by step

รู้จัก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai รู้

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiรู้to know (information), to be aware
2Proto-Tairɯːwᶜto know

via Thai จัก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiจักto split; to jag; to notch; will; shall
2Proto-Palaungic*tjaːk—
Every word from Proto-Tai rɯːwᶜ →Every word from Thai รู้ →