Where does “เก่าแก่” come from?

เก่าแก่ (Thai) comes from Thai เก่า, from Proto-Tai kawᴮ, from Middle Chinese 故.

เก่าแก่ (Thai): old; ancient; old; former

Definitions

  1. old; ancient; old; former

Ancestry of “เก่าแก่”, step by step

เก่าแก่ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai เก่า

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเก่าold; old; former; previous
2Proto-Taikawᴮold
3Middle Chinese故—

via Thai แก่

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแก่old; aged; aging; mature; ripe; dark
2Proto-Taikeːᴮold
Every word from Middle Chinese 故 →Every word from Proto-Tai kawᴮ →Every word from Thai เก่า →
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