Where does “แย้มพราย” come from?
แย้มพราย (Thai) comes from Thai แยม, from English JAM, from Urdu جامہ, from Persian جامه, from Middle Persian yʾmk', from Proto-Iranian *yām-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Yámas, from Proto-Indo-European *yém-o-s.
แย้มพราย (Thai): to disclose, to divulge
Definitions
- to disclose, to divulge
Ancestry of “แย้มพราย”, step by step
แย้มพราย traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai แยม
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | แยม | jam |
| 2 | English | JAM | A household that is only barely able to meet its... |
| 3 | Urdu | جامہ | garment; robe; gown |
| 4 | Persian | جامه | a garment, robe, vest, gown, coat |
| 5 | Middle Persian | yʾmk' | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | *yām- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Yámas | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *yém-o-s | — |
via Thai พราย
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | พราย | (if being a female) a type of ghost, generally conceived of as being the ghost of a person, especially a woman, who died violently |