Where does “โบ” come from?
โบ (Thai) comes from English bow, from Middle English bowe, from Old English boga, from Proto-West Germanic bogō, from Proto-Germanic bugô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.
โบ (Thai): bowknot
Definitions
- bowknot
Ancestry of “โบ”, step by step
โบ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bow | A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other... |
| 2 | Middle English | bowe | bow; bowman |
| 3 | Old English | boga | bow; arch |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | bogō | arch, bow; bow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bugô | bow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰugʰ- | bow; arch |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewgʰ- | to bend; curve, arch |
via Thai โบราณ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | โบราณ | ancient; old; traditional; primitive |
| 2 | Old Khmer | purāna | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | पुराण | belonging to ancient or olden times, ancient,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | -न | forms nouns from roots |
| 5 | Latin | -nus | -an |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -nos | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |