Where does “เบ้าฟัน” come from?

เบ้าฟัน (Thai) comes from Thai ฟัน, from Proto-Southwestern Tai vaŋᴬ, from Proto-Tai walᴬ — to slash.

เบ้าฟัน (Thai): dental alveolus, tooth socket, alveolus

Definitions

  1. dental alveolus, tooth socket, alveolus

Ancestry of “เบ้าฟัน”, step by step

เบ้าฟัน traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ฟัน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiฟันto cut; to slash; to have sex with; tooth
2Proto-Southwestern Taivaŋᴬto listen
3Proto-Taiwalᴬto slash

via Thai เบา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเบาto relieve; to relax; to lighten; to lessen; to...
2Proto-TaiC̥.bawᴬlight
Every word from Proto-Tai walᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai vaŋᴬ →Every word from Thai ฟัน →