Where does “ละเว้น” come from?
ละเว้น (Thai) comes from Thai ละ, from Thai แล้ว, from Proto-Tai *leːwꟲ, from Middle Chinese 了.
ละเว้น (Thai): to refrain (from), to omit, to forbear, to withhold; to spare, to give quarter (to)
Definitions
- to refrain (from), to omit, to forbear, to withhold; to spare, to give quarter (to)
Ancestry of “ละเว้น”, step by step
ละเว้น traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ละ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ละ | to vacate; to depart; to leave; to abandon; to... |
| 2 | Thai | แล้ว | to end; to come to an end; to complete; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Tai | *leːwꟲ | — |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 了 | — |
via Thai เว้น
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | เว้น | (when used intransitively, often followed by) to forbear; to refrain (from); to abstain (from); to avoid |