Where does “ใบอนุญาต” come from?

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

ใบอนุญาต (Thai): permit, license

Definitions

  1. permit, license

Ancestry of “ใบอนุญาต”, step by step

ใบอนุญาต traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ใบ

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

via Thai อนุญาต

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiอนุญาตpermission; to permit
2Palianuññātaallowed, authorised, granted, etc
Every word from Proto-Tai ɓaɰᴬ →Every word from Thai ใบ →