Where does “เล่น” come from?
เล่น (Thai) comes from Thai เล่นสวาท, from Thai สวาท, from Sanskrit स्वाद, from Proto-Indo-Iranian swaHdás, from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- — sweet.
เล่น (Thai): to play
Ancestry of “เล่น”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Thai | เล่นสวาท | to adopt a boy for sexual purposes; to have a... |
| 2 | Thai | สวาท | comfort man |
| 3 | Sanskrit | स्वाद | taste, flavour |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | swaHdás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sweh₂d- | sweet |
Words derived from “เล่น”