Where does “เศษเล็บ” come from?
เศษเล็บ (Thai) comes from Thai เศษ, from Sanskrit शेष, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śayṣ- — to remain.
เศษเล็บ (Thai): a wannabe
Ancestry of “เศษเล็บ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Thai | เศษ | a remainder of something |
| 2 | Sanskrit | शेष | that which is saved or spared or allowed to... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śayṣ- | to remain |