Where does “เก็บสี” come from?
เก็บสี (Thai) comes from Thai เก็บ, from Proto-Tai kepᴰ — to pick.
เก็บสี (Thai): to prevent colour from fading
Definitions
- to prevent colour from fading
Ancestry of “เก็บสี”, step by step
เก็บสี traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai เก็บ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | เก็บ | kept; stored; to accumulate; to heap up; to... |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | kepᴰ | to pick |
via Thai สี
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | สี | to rub; to scrape; color, colour; colored |