Where does “สัตว์ครึ่งบกครึ่งน้ำ” come from?

สัตว์ครึ่งบกครึ่งน้ำ (Thai) comes from Thai บก, from English big, from Middle English big, from Proto-Germanic bugja-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

สัตว์ครึ่งบกครึ่งน้ำ (Thai): amphibian

Definitions

  1. amphibian

Ancestry of “สัตว์ครึ่งบกครึ่งน้ำ”, step by step

สัตว์ครึ่งบกครึ่งน้ำ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai บก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiบกdry land; land
2EnglishbigOf great size, large; Thought to have undue...
3Middle Englishbig—
4Proto-Germanicbugja-swollen up, thick
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

via Thai สัตว์

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสัตว์animal; being; creature; living thing; extremely;...
2Sanskritसत्त्वessence; goodness; spirit
3Sanskritसत्being, existing, occurring, happening, being present
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hsánsreal, true

via Thai น้ำ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiน้ำwater; any liquid or fluid; body of water, as...
2Proto-Tai*C̬.namꟲwater
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bugja- →Every word from Middle English big →