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Where does the word "baht" come from? It comes from Thai bāt, and was adopted directly into English (19th-20th century).
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Where does the word "baht" come from? It comes from Thai bāt, and was adopted directly into English (19th-20th century).
Baht’s story begins in Thai: bāt meant “a unit of weight, later a coin.” Originally a unit of weight for silver, later adopted as the name of Thailand's currency. It reached English by 19th-20th century as baht. Originally a unit of weight for silver in Siam. Today, baht means the basic unit of currency in Thailand.
- Stage 1 · Thai · ancient bāt "a unit of weight, later a coin", originally a unit of weight for silver, later adopted as the name of Thailand's currency.
- Stage 2 · English · 19th-20th century baht "the basic monetary unit of Thailand", originally a unit of weight for silver in Siam.