Where does “สัปปะ” come from?
สัปปะ (Thai) comes from Pali sappa, from Sanskrit सर्प, from Sanskrit सृप्, from Proto-Indo-European serp- — to creep, crawl.
สัปปะ (Thai): snake
Ancestry of “สัปปะ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Pali | sappa | snake |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सर्प | creeping, crawling, stealing along; a snake,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | सृप् | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | serp- | to creep, crawl |