Where does “songthaew” come from?

songthaew (English) comes from Thai สองแถว, from Thai สอง, from Proto-Tai soːŋᴬ, from Middle Chinese 雙.

songthaew (English): A type of share taxi in Southeast Asia made out...

Definitions

  1. A type of share taxi in Southeast Asia made out...

Ancestry of “songthaew”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสองแถวsongthaew: a kind of share taxi in Thailand and...
2Thaiสอง2
3Proto-Taisoːŋᴬtwo
4Middle Chinese雙—
Every word from Middle Chinese 雙 →Every word from Proto-Tai soːŋᴬ →Every word from Thai สอง →