Where does “แตะต้อง” come from?
แตะต้อง (Thai) comes from Thai ต้อง — have to; must; to be required to; to be...
แตะต้อง (Thai): to touch (with the hands), to contact, to handle
Definitions
- to touch (with the hands), to contact, to handle
Ancestry of “แตะต้อง”, step by step
แตะต้อง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ต้อง
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ต้อง | have to; must; to be required to; to be... |
via Thai แตะ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | แตะ | to touch (gently or slightly) |