Where does “เชิญทานครับ” come from?

เชิญทานครับ (Thai) comes from Thai ทาน, from Pali dāna, from Sanskrit दान, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃nom, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

เชิญทานครับ (Thai): bon appétit!, enjoy your meal!

Definitions

  1. bon appétit!, enjoy your meal!

Ancestry of “เชิญทานครับ”, step by step

เชิญทานครับ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ทาน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiทานalms; donation; gift
2Palidānagift; charity; alms
3Sanskritदानgift, alms, donation; generosity, giving; the...
4Proto-Indo-IraniandáHnamgift
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃nomgift
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

via Thai ครับ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiครับemployed by males to express affirmation or...
2ThaiขอรับParticle used by male speakers at the end of...
3Thaiขอhook curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something
4Proto-Taixɔːᴬhook

via Thai เชิญ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเชิญto invite; to request; to bring; to take; to...
2Old Khmerjeñto meet; to join
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₃nomEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dáHnam