Where does “เสี่ยงทาย” come from?
เสี่ยงทาย (Thai) comes from Thai ทาย, from Pali dāya, from Sanskrit दाय, from Sanskrit दा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian daH-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
เสี่ยงทาย (Thai): to divine: to discover or declare by divination
Definitions
- to divine: to discover or declare by divination
Ancestry of “เสี่ยงทาย”, step by step
เสี่ยงทาย traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ทาย
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ทาย | to divine; to prophesy; to predict |
| 2 | Pali | dāya | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | दाय | gift, present, donation |
| 4 | Sanskrit | दा | a giver; to give; to cut, reap, divide, mow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | daH- | give |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
via Thai เสี่ยง
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | เสี่ยง | section; part; division; portion; fragment |