Where does “แก้ตัว” come from?

แก้ตัว (Thai) comes from Thai แก้, from Proto-Tai *keːꟲ, from Middle Chinese 解.

แก้ตัว (Thai): to make up for one's losses or errors

Definitions

  1. to make up for one's losses or errors

Ancestry of “แก้ตัว”, step by step

แก้ตัว traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai แก้

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแก้to undo; to untie; to remedy; to repair; to solve
2Proto-Tai*keːꟲto undo; to untie
3Middle Chinese解—

via Thai ตัว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiตัวself; figure; form; shape; body; embodiment;...
2Old Chinese頭—

Words derived from “แก้ตัว”

Every word from Middle Chinese 解 →Every word from Proto-Tai *keːꟲ →Every word from Thai แก้ →