Where does “เล่นสวาท” come from?

เล่นสวาท (Thai) comes from Thai สวาท, from Sanskrit स्वाद, from Proto-Indo-Iranian swaHdás, from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- — sweet.

เล่นสวาท (Thai): to adopt a boy for sexual purposes; to have a...

Definitions

  1. to adopt a boy for sexual purposes; to have a...

Ancestry of “เล่นสวาท”, step by step

เล่นสวาท traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai สวาท

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสวาทcomfort man
2Sanskritस्वादtaste, flavour
3Proto-Indo-IranianswaHdás
4Proto-Indo-Europeansweh₂d-sweet

via Thai เล่น

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเล่นto play
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian swaHdásEvery word from Sanskrit स्वाद
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