Where does “โต้วาที” come from?
โต้วาที (Thai) comes from Thai วาท, from Thai ที่, from Proto-Tai diːᴮ, from Middle Chinese 地.
โต้วาที (Thai): to debate
Definitions
- to debate
Ancestry of “โต้วาที”, step by step
โต้วาที traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai วาท
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | วาท | speech; oral statement; utterance; speech;... |
| 2 | Thai | ที่ | at; to; on the site of; within; amidst; at the... |
| 3 | Proto-Tai | diːᴮ | place, ground |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 地 | — |
via Thai โต
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | โต | big; large; lion |