Where does “สัตว์ครึ่งบกครึ่งน้ำ” come from?

สัตว์ครึ่งบกครึ่งน้ำ (Thai) comes from Thai บก, from English big, from Middle English big, from Middle English biggen, from Old Norse byggja, from Proto-Germanic būwijaną, from Proto-Germanic būaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

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
4Middle Englishbiggenbuild; dwell
5Old Norsebyggjato settle, build; to inhabit, dwell, live; to let...
6Proto-Germanicbūwijanąto settle, to inhabit
7Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

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 bʰuH-Every word from Proto-Germanic būanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic būwijaną