Where does “เลี้ยง” come from?

เลี้ยง (Thai) comes from Proto-Tai *liəŋꟲ, from Old Chinese 養.

เลี้ยง (Thai): to maintain, to keep or make remain (in a good or certain condition); to prolong, to lengthen, to make remain in existence for a longer period

Definitions

  1. to maintain, to keep or make remain (in a good or certain condition); to prolong, to lengthen, to make remain in existence for a longer period

Ancestry of “เลี้ยง”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Tai*liəŋꟲ—
2Old Chinese養—

Words derived from “เลี้ยง”

Every word from Old Chinese 養 →Every word from Proto-Tai *liəŋꟲ →