Where does “ไต่เต้า” come from?
ไต่เต้า (Thai) comes from Thai ไต่, from Proto-Southwestern Tai taj/aɰᴮ¹, from Proto-Tai twajᴮ — to crawl over.
ไต่เต้า (Thai): walk slowly
Definitions
- walk slowly
Ancestry of “ไต่เต้า”, step by step
ไต่เต้า traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ไต่
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ไต่ | to crawl, creep; to climb; to question,... |
| 2 | Proto-Southwestern Tai | taj/aɰᴮ¹ | to creep; to move like a worm |
| 3 | Proto-Tai | twajᴮ | to crawl over |
via Thai เต้า
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | เต้า | breast; udder; gourd; to forge; to invent; to... |