Where does “สันดาบ” come from?
สันดาบ (Thai) comes from Thai สน, from Thai สนใจ, from Thai ใจ, from Proto-Tai cɤɰᴬ — heart; breath.
สันดาบ (Thai): unsharpened back of a blade
Definitions
- unsharpened back of a blade
Ancestry of “สันดาบ”, step by step
สันดาบ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai สน
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | สน | pine: any tree of the genus "Pinus"; conifer: any... |
| 2 | Thai | สนใจ | to be interested, to care; interested, caring |
| 3 | Thai | ใจ | heart; mind; spirit; breath |
| 4 | Proto-Tai | cɤɰᴬ | heart; breath |
via Thai ดาบ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ดาบ | sword; cutlassfish: any of the sea fish of the... |