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

สินบน traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai บน

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

via Thai สิน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสินmoney; wealth; property; goods; to cut; to sever
2Middle Chinese

via Thai giving]] [[something]] in [[return]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaigiving]] [[something]] in [[return]]
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bahiEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *binahiEvery word from Proto-Malayic *bini