Where does “แก้ไข” come from?

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

แก้ไข (Thai): to fix; to set right; to rectify

Definitions

  1. to fix; to set right; to rectify

Ancestry of “แก้ไข”, step by step

แก้ไข 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 ไข

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiไขfat; grease; marrow; to unlock
2Middle Chinese開—

Words derived from “แก้ไข”

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