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Where does “สินบน” come from?

สินบน (Thai) comes from Thai บน, from Proto-Malayic *bini, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *binahi, from Proto-Austronesian bahi — female, woman.

สินบน (Thai): property given in return for a favour received;...

Definitions

  1. property given in return for a favour received;...

Ancestry of “สินบน”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiบนon; up; upon; above; over; upper; high; higher;...
2Proto-Malayic*bini—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*binahi—
4Proto-Austronesianbahifemale, woman
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