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

  1. unsharpened back of a blade

Ancestry of “สันดาบ”, step by step

สันดาบ 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 ดาบ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiดาบsword; cutlassfish: any of the sea fish of the...
Every word from Proto-Tai cɤɰᴬEvery word from Thai ใจEvery word from Thai สนใจ