Where does “แทมพอน” come from?
แทมพอน (Thai) comes from English tampon, from French tampon, from Middle French tampon, from Middle French tapon, from Old French tape, from Frankish tappō, from Proto-Germanic tappô, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p- — to share, divide.
แทมพอน (Thai): tampon
Definitions
- tampon
Ancestry of “แทมพอน”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tampon | A plug of cotton or other absorbent material... |
| 2 | French | tampon | Piece of wood or other material to close an... |
| 3 | Middle French | tampon | — |
| 4 | Middle French | tapon | — |
| 5 | Old French | tape | plug, bung, tap |
| 6 | Frankish | tappō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tappô | plug; tap |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |