Where does “เข้าใจ” come from?

เข้าใจ (Thai) comes from Thai ใจ, from Proto-Tai cɤɰᴬ — heart; breath.

เข้าใจ (Thai): to understand

Definitions

  1. to understand

Ancestry of “เข้าใจ”, step by step

เข้าใจ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ใจ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiใจheart; mind; spirit; breath
2Proto-Taicɤɰᴬheart; breath

via Thai เข้า

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเข้าto move in or inwards: to come in, to go in, to...
2Proto-Tai*χawꟲto enter

Words derived from “เข้าใจ

Every word from Proto-Tai cɤɰᴬEvery word from Thai ใจ
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