Where does “ไก่เห็นตีนงู งูเห็นนมไก่” come from?
ไก่เห็นตีนงู งูเห็นนมไก่ (Thai) comes from Thai นม, from Pali nāma, from Sanskrit नामन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.
ไก่เห็นตีนงู งูเห็นนมไก่ (Thai): persons who see through each other; persons who know the secrets of each other
Definitions
- persons who see through each other; persons who know the secrets of each other
Ancestry of “ไก่เห็นตีนงู งูเห็นนมไก่”, step by step
ไก่เห็นตีนงู งูเห็นนมไก่ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai นม
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | นม | milk; breast |
| 2 | Pali | nāma | name; immaterial factors such as consciousness... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | नामन् | name, personal name, appellation; a... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hnā́ma | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hnā́ma | name |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |