Where does “เข้าเฝ้า” come from?
เข้าเฝ้า (Thai) comes from Thai เข้า, from Proto-Tai *χawꟲ — to enter.
เข้าเฝ้า (Thai): to have an audience (with), to enter the presence (of), to present oneself (before), to meet, or to see (a god, high priest, or royal person)
Definitions
- to have an audience (with), to enter the presence (of), to present oneself (before), to meet, or to see (a god, high priest, or royal person)
Ancestry of “เข้าเฝ้า”, step by step
เข้าเฝ้า traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai เข้า
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | เข้า | to move in or inwards: to come in, to go in, to... |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | *χawꟲ | to enter |
via Thai เฝ้า
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | เฝ้า | to have an audience (with), to meet, to see, to present oneself (before), to enter the presence (of), to wait (on), to attend, to tend, or to serve (a god, high priest, royal person, person in authority, etc) |