Where does “ร่มชูชีพ” come from?

ร่มชูชีพ (Thai) comes from Thai ร่ม, from Proto-Tai rɤmᴮ — shade.

ร่มชูชีพ (Thai): parachute, especially one intended for life saving

Definitions

  1. parachute, especially one intended for life saving

Ancestry of “ร่มชูชีพ”, step by step

ร่มชูชีพ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ร่ม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiร่มshade; shelter; place shaded or sheltered;...
2Proto-Tairɤmᴮshade

via Thai ชูชีพ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiชูชีพ
Every word from Proto-Tai rɤmᴮEvery word from Thai ร่ม
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