Where does “แผ่นพับ” come from?

แผ่นพับ (Thai) comes from Thai แผ่น, from Proto-Southwestern Tai pʰɛːnᴮ¹, from Middle Chinese 片.

แผ่นพับ (Thai): pamphlet; brochure; leaflet

Definitions

  1. pamphlet; brochure; leaflet

Ancestry of “แผ่นพับ”, step by step

แผ่นพับ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai แผ่น

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแผ่นsheet; tablet; plate; plank; strip; piece
2Proto-Southwestern Taipʰɛːnᴮ¹classifier of boards, flat objects, etc
3Middle Chinese片—

via Thai พับ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiพับto fold
2Proto-Taibapᴰto fold
Every word from Middle Chinese 片 →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai pʰɛːnᴮ¹ →Every word from Thai แผ่น →