Where does “แพ้พ่าย” come from?

แพ้พ่าย (Thai) comes from Thai พ่าย, from Middle Chinese 敗.

แพ้พ่าย (Thai): to lose; to be defeated

Definitions

  1. to lose; to be defeated

Ancestry of “แพ้พ่าย”, step by step

แพ้พ่าย traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai พ่าย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiพ่ายTo lose; To escape
2Middle Chinese敗—

via Thai แพ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแพraft; collection of things fastened together like...
2Proto-Taibeːᴬraft
Every word from Middle Chinese 敗 →Every word from Thai พ่าย →