Where does “แตกตื่น” come from?

แตกตื่น (Thai) comes from Thai ตื่น, from Proto-Tai k.tɯːnᴮ — to wake up.

แตกตื่น (Thai): to stampede; to scamper

Definitions

  1. to stampede; to scamper

Ancestry of “แตกตื่น”, step by step

แตกตื่น traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ตื่น

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiตื่นto wake up; to be alert; to be alarmed
2Proto-Taik.tɯːnᴮto wake up

via Thai แตก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแตกto break; to crack; to split; to fracture; to...
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