Where does “ไกล่เกลี่ย” come from?

ไกล่เกลี่ย (Thai) comes from Thai ไกล, from Proto-Tai k.lajᴬ — far.

ไกล่เกลี่ย (Thai): to smooth, level, or even with a hand, finger, or any other thing

Definitions

  1. to smooth, level, or even with a hand, finger, or any other thing

Ancestry of “ไกล่เกลี่ย”, step by step

ไกล่เกลี่ย traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ไกล

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiไกลfar; distant
2Proto-Taik.lajᴬfar

via Thai levelling down]], etc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thailevelling down]], etc—

via Thai spreading out]], [[level down

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaispreading out]], [[level down—

Words derived from “ไกล่เกลี่ย”

Every word from Proto-Tai k.lajᴬ →Every word from Thai ไกล →