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
- property given in return for a favour received;...
Ancestry of “สินบน”, step by step
สินบน traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai บน
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | บน | on; up; upon; above; over; upper; high; higher;... |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | *bini | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *binahi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | bahi | female, woman |
via Thai สิน
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | สิน | money; wealth; property; goods; to cut; to sever |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 錢 | — |
via Thai giving]] [[something]] in [[return]]
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | giving]] [[something]] in [[return]] | — |