Where does “สาบ” come from?
สาบ (Thai) comes from Proto-Tai saːpᴰ — cockroach.
สาบ (Thai): smell, stink; smelly, stinking; cockroach
Definitions
- smell, stink; smelly, stinking; cockroach
Ancestry of “สาบ”, step by step
สาบ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Tai saːpᴰ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Tai | saːpᴰ | cockroach |
via Old Khmer សាប្ប
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Khmer | សាប្ប | tasteless, weak, insipid |