Where does “ส่งไม้ต่อ” come from?

ส่งไม้ต่อ (Thai) comes from Thai ส่ง, from Proto-Southwestern Tai soŋᴮ¹ — to send; to conduct.

ส่งไม้ต่อ (Thai): to let someone do or be something as one's successor; to pass (a role, position, office, etc) to someone; to pass (on) the torch

Definitions

  1. to let someone do or be something as one's successor; to pass (a role, position, office, etc) to someone; to pass (on) the torch

Ancestry of “ส่งไม้ต่อ”, step by step

ส่งไม้ต่อ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ส่ง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiส่งto send; to deliver; to drop off; to see off
2Proto-Southwestern Taisoŋᴮ¹to send; to conduct

via Thai ไม้

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiไม้wood; stick; log; tree; plant; mark
2Proto-Tai*mwajꟲ—

via Thai ต่อ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiต่อwasp; to fight; to strike; to attack; to combat;...
2Proto-Taitoːᴮbee

Words derived from “ส่งไม้ต่อ”

Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai soŋᴮ¹ →Every word from Thai ส่ง →