Where does “ใบปลิว” come from?

ใบปลิว (Thai) comes from Thai ใบ, from Proto-Tai ɓaɰᴬ — leaf.

ใบปลิว (Thai): handbill; leaflet; flyer

Definitions

  1. handbill; leaflet; flyer

Ancestry of “ใบปลิว”, step by step

ใบปลิว traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ใบ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiใบleaf; sail; legal document
2Proto-Taiɓaɰᴬleaf

via Thai ปลิว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiปลิวto fly; to be blown away
Every word from Proto-Tai ɓaɰᴬ →Every word from Thai ใบ →