Where does “สนตะพาย” come from?

สนตะพาย (Thai) comes from Thai สน, from Thai สนใจ, from Thai ใจ, from Proto-Tai cɤɰᴬ — heart; breath.

สนตะพาย (Thai): to loop a piece of rope through the nasal septum or through a nose ring attached thereto

Definitions

  1. to loop a piece of rope through the nasal septum or through a nose ring attached thereto

Ancestry of “สนตะพาย”, step by step

สนตะพาย traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai สน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสนpine: any tree of the genus "Pinus"; conifer: any...
2Thaiสนใจto be interested, to care; interested, caring
3Thaiใจheart; mind; spirit; breath
4Proto-Taicɤɰᴬheart; breath

via Thai ตะพาย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiตะพาย
Every word from Proto-Tai cɤɰᴬEvery word from Thai ใจEvery word from Thai สนใจ